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First Principles of Business Law |
| The tort of Negligence |
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5. Breach of a duty of care |
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5.1.1. The obligation to prevent harm to the plaintiff |
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A duty of care gives rise to a legal obligation requiring a defendant to prevent wrongful harm to the plaintiff. But to what extent is a defendant required to act to prevent such harm? We can begin by answering this question in broad terms. Which is the best of the answers below? |
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(a) In broad terms, the obligation created by a duty of care requires a defendant to do whatever is necessary to prevent any harm to the plaintiff from occurring. (b) In broad terms, the obligation created by a duty of care requires a defendant to take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable harm to the plaintiff from occurring. |
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