The link between the negligent conduct and the injury is strong enough to be recognized by law.

The defendant can show that the victim did something that helped cause his or her own injury

when the carelessness of one of the parties is compared to the carelessness of the other party

When the plaintiff knew of the risk involved and still took the chance of being injured.

Some activities are so dangerous that liability will always follow any injury that results from those activities.

Even the most careless conduct will not result in liability for negligence unless there is actual harm

The main difference between intentional torts and negligence is that one is deliberate, while the other is usually caused by carelessness.

Although the reasonable person test is very subjective, it is used primarily in intentional tort cases.

Current tort reform legislation includes survival statutes

and wrongful death statutes.

If you are driving your car too fast on a rainy evening and have an accident, you might have committed an intentional tort.

People who are engaged in extremely dangerous activities may be held liable even without negligence or malice; this is known as the doctrine of

To determine if the defendant's conduct was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury, the court applies the

The negligence defense that might be used by a baseball

club that is sued by spectators is

Using explosives and keeping alligators as pets are

examples of

In a product liability case, both the seller and

the ____________________ of the item are liable for injuries caused by the product.

Under the doctrine of ____________________, the amount of the plaintiff's recovery is reduced by the percent of his or her negligence.

The lawsuit can continue even if both the plaintiff and defendant die

This allows relatives to bring a lawsuit even if the victim has died. For example: OJ Simpson civil suit

According to the 50% rule the plaintiff is allowed to receive some damages if the plaintiff's negligence is less than the defendants. If the plaintiff's negligence is more than half the plaintiff gets nothing.