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GOULD’S SUBSTANTIVE LAW “LIVE” CLASS for TORTS TOPIC: Negligence COPYRIGHT 2012 GOULD’S LEGAL EDUCATION, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

© 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GOULD’S LEGAL: Torts DUTY STANDARD BREACH of DUTY ACTUAL CAUSE PROXIMATE CAUSE DAMAGES DEFENSES REMEDIES © 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

© 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GOULD’S LEGAL: Torts NEGLIGENCE DUTY STANDARD BREACH ACTUAL CAUSE PROXIMATE CAUSE DAMAGES DEFENSES REMEDIES © 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

© 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GOULD’S LEGAL: Torts BREACH OF DUTY. HAND FORMULA. REASONABLE? © 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

© 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GOULD’S LEGAL: Torts PROXIMATE CAUSE. FORESEEABLE? INTERVENING EVENTS? © 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

© 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GOULD’S LEGAL: Torts DEFENSES. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE. ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK. © 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

© 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GOULD’S LEGAL: Torts CARDOZO, Zone of Danger. ANDREWS, Duty to All. DUTY REASONABLE PERSON. SPECIFIC STANDARD. STANDARD HAND FORMULA. Reasonableness. NEGLIGENCE per se. Safety Statute. RES IPSA. Speaks. BREACH BUT FOR TEST. SUBSTANTIAL FACTOR TEST. ACTUAL CAUSE FORESEEABILITY. Eggshell Skull Plaintiff. INTERVENING EVENTS. Superseding. PROXIMATE CAUSE Injury to Plaintiff. DAMAGES Contributory, Comparative, Assumption. DEFENSES General, Specific, Medical, Etc. REMEDIES © 2012 GOULD’S, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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