I am not a lawyer, but in a recent discussion with my attourney she stated that the difference between simple and gross negligence was that "simple" was unintensional, showed no intent. "Gross"...
Both Contributory and Comparative negligence are theories which take into account the fact that a person injured by a tort by another person may also have been negligent and actually partially caused...
Medical malpractice and negligence are largely the same. Almost all instances of medical malpractice result from a medical professional doing his or her job in a negligent manner. Medical malpractice...
Negligence in the case of personal injury lawsuits is proven by showing that there was a certain standard of care that existed on the part of the defendant. Gross negligence indicates that the...
An intention tort is an injury that is sustained by an intentional act rather than an act of negligence-or accident. Examples of intentional torts are assault and batter, false imprisonment, and...