Negligence is defined as the failure to use reasonable due care to avoid a foreseeable harm to a person, place or thing. If you are negligent and your negligence causes injury to another person, you may be liable to pay any damages resulting from the injury caused by your carelessness.
Individuals may be considered "careless" or "negligent" if they do not use the kind of "due care" that is appropriate to the particular situation in question.
For example, a higher level of care is called for if you are pouring boiling coffee into a friend's glass over his lap than is called for if you are pouring cold lemonade over the kitchen sink. Generally, the law requires that individuals exercise the same kind of "due care" that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances. This is called the "reasonable man" or "reasonable person" standard.
Slip and fall accidents — a person slips falls and is injured on another's property.
Alcoholic beverage liability — a provider of alcohol serves too many drinks to a noticeably intoxicated person or an underage person who is then involved in an accident that causes injury to a third person.
Motor vehicle accidents — accidents caused by reckless or careless driving.
Medical malpractice — when a doctor fails to maintain the level of skill and knowledge commonly exercised by other doctors.
