Liability & Negligence

Reasonable Person Standard

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A legal standard measuring conduct against what a hypothetical "reasonable person" would do in similar circumstances.

In Personal Injury Cases

Negligence is often determined by asking whether a reasonable person would have acted differently. This objective standard applies regardless of the defendant's actual intentions.

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The degree of care and caution that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances.

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The failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances.

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