"Simple negligence" refers to the failure or oversight to exercise the level of care or caution that an ordinary person would reasonably use in similar circumstances. It means making a mistake or not being careful enough without any intention to cause harm.
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This was the sort
of simple negligence that nearly everyone engages in on a daily basis whether you're aware of it or not.
Most of the time, motor vehicle accidents are caused
by simple negligence, mostly due to inattentive driving.
Indemnification clauses and waivers of liability
for simple negligence and disclaimers of warranties are all very common in contracts between design contract firms like yours and their customers.
Proving that Michigan officials» decisions amounted to a civil rights violation also could be difficult because doing so will require proof that the problems with Flint's water were the result of misconduct that
surpasses simple negligence.
Do we really want employees suing each
over simple negligence when there is a remedy for the injured worker via workers compensation?
And, while causing an accident
through simple negligence is one thing, being the defendant in a DWI - related legal case involving bodily injury to another person or physical damage to another individual's property can be an entirely different thing altogether.
Financial compensation may be available where death was caused
by simple negligence, recklessness or carelessness.
David has recovered millions of dollars for people injured in cases ranging
from simple negligence to the most sophisticated and complex liability cases.
This risk can be insured against, and / or you could have the company you did business with indemnify and defend you from any liability pursuant to the contract and waive any right to sue you
for simple negligence.
Reasonable wear and tear, accidents or
simple negligence are considered costs of doing business.
Nevertheless, in the following decades patients and doctors were routinely overexposed due to
simple negligence.
This is a much more difficult claim to prove than
simple negligence.
Carr Maloney has extensive experience defending nursing homes and assisted living facilities in cases involving claims of wrongful death, failure to give proper care and attention to patients (including the elderly), patient abuse and neglect,
simple negligence, failure to diagnose, and negligent hiring, supervision and retention, among others.
That's lasting financial, physical, and emotional damage done to a tenant, all due to
simple negligence by a careless landlord.
Lorraine Gingery can help you with your claim - be it caused by a drunk driver,
simple negligence, or other types of accident.
The plaintiff appealed and the appellate court agreed that the negligence per se claim should have been tossed out but that
the simple negligence claim against the trucker should go to a jury.
Many accidents are the result of
simple negligence — e.g., a driver not looking before entering an intersection — but sometimes there is a deeper underlying cause, such as a driver impaired by alcohol or drugs, that requires a more thorough investigation.
Commercial drivers, even by
simple negligence, who are the cause of an accident, can be held responsible for damages to all vehicles involved as well as all costs associated with the recovery for any personal injury.
On the lower end of the spectrum, we find what is commonly called «
simple negligence.»
Simple negligence might be defined as the absence of ordinary care or making a mistake which leads to injuries.
Often such awards aren't called for when the defendant is judged to be guilty of
simple negligence.
London Amburn's Civil Trial Group manages a diverse and active civil litigation practice, ranging from cases of
simple negligence to complex business and tort litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.
When governmental immunity applies, many states will hold ordinarily immune defendants liable only if the defendant is found to have been guilty of gross rather than
simple negligence.
Because such drivers are considered «common carriers,» they are held to a higher standard of care than other drivers, making
their simple negligence easier to prove.
From at least the 1940s, the Court has distinguished between, on the one hand,
simple negligence that is required to establish civil liability or guilt of provincial careless driving offences and, on the other hand, the significantly greater fault required for the criminal offence of dangerous driving (American Automobile Ins.
Motorcycle crashes in our state are often caused by a motorist's inattention or
simple negligence.
The Maine Supreme Court answered in the affirmative, not relying on the Restatement language, but based on the facts presented in the case, determining that liability could be established on a theory of
simple negligence.
It was on this basis that the plaintiff amended the complaint to include the three additional counts of negligent credentialing, negligent failure to train, and
simple negligence against the defendant hospital.
This was the sort of
simple negligence that nearly everyone engages in on a daily basis whether you're aware of it or not.