Torts - Negligence Part 1 - The Duty of Care

Get ready to master the cornerstone of tort law with "Study for the Bar in Your Car"! In Episode 12: Negligence Duty, your AI hosts, Maude and Claude, kick off the deep dive into negligence, emphasizing that duty of care is the absolute bedrock of any claim. Without a legally recognized duty, no matter how severe the injury, there's simply no case.

This episode provides a comprehensive guide to understanding:

• The General Standard of Care: It's always reasonable care. While the degree of care required scales up dramatically with the danger involved, the fundamental standard itself remains constant. You'll learn why "reasonable care" for handling gasoline looks very different from handling tissues. This objective standard holds individuals to what a hypoth ...