Tort Law I: Negligence

A comprehensive look at the tort of negligence, particularly focusing on the establishment of a duty of care and the calculation of damages in personal injury and death claims. Multiple case summaries illustrate when a duty of care exists, such as an employer's non-delegable duty to provide a safe work environment, contrasting with situations where public bodies, like the police, generally do not owe a duty to individual citizens. The materials also explore the concept of remoteness of damage, applying the reasonable foreseeability test and the Egg-Shell Skull Rule to determine the extent of liability. Finally, the texts detail the principles of remedies, differentiating between pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses and explaining how courts calculate compensation for financial losses and dependency claims, particularly when applying the once and for all rule with exceptions like provisional and periodic payments. The principles regarding the non-recoverability of pure economic loss arising from negligent acts, contrasted with exceptions for negligent misstatements in a special relationship, are also clarified.