LECTURE 3B: Negligence

icon_multimedia.pngVideos: The Elements

This first series of video takes you through the elements of negligence: duty, breach, cause, proximate cause, and injury.

 

icon_multimedia.pngVideos: Defenses

This pair of videos discusses affirmative defenses to negligence: (1) Contributory & Comparative Negligence; (2) Implied & Express Assumption of Risk.

 

icon_checkpoint.pngCheck Yourself

Check your understanding with these questions:

  • List the elements of the plaintiff's claim for negligence.
  • Compare and contrast (1) contributory negligence, (2) pure comparative negligence, and (2) mixed (or hybrid) comparative negligence. Construct an example that illustrates the differences.