Negligence
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Negligence common-law
Carelessness that harms someone — failing to act with the caution a reasonable person would use.
Technical: A tort requiring duty, breach of the standard of reasonable care, causation (actual and proximate), and damages.
Sources: Cornell LII — Negligence
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