General Negligence

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Negligence is defined as the failure to use reasonable care to avoid a foreseeable harm to person or property. Sometimes, someone can be found to be legally negligent without meaning to cause harm. The law recognizes both intentional and non-intentional negligence. Some of the most common examples are negligent vehicle operation that leads to a car accident, truck accident, or motorcycle accident. Negligent property maintenance or security is often at the source of slip and fall injury cases.

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Types of negligence in Texas

Other examples of negligence include:

In accidents involving negligence, the defendant (the one who is accused of being negligent) may raise the following defenses (laws vary from state to state, so some defenses may not be used):

  • Contributory negligence is the claim that the injured person (the plaintiff) did not take enough care for his or her own safety, which contributed to his or her injuries. In some states, if contributory negligence can be proved, the plaintiff will not receive any compensation in the case.
  • Comparative negligence takes into account the percentage of the plaintiff's own fault in his or her injuries to determine a percentage of the compensation that the plaintiff will receive in the case.
  • Limited comparative negligence requires that the plaintiff be no more than 50% at fault for his or her own injury.

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