Lawful situations can involve duties to be careful. People can claim that other people were not careful, or not careful enough {negligence}|. People can act with recklessness {gross negligence}.
cause
Conduct and wrong must have a causal relation {proximate cause}. Negligence can result from negligent acts, failures to act when acting is a duty, acts done by machines or objects controlled or owned by people, acts done by agents or employees while doing their jobs, accidents from defective machinery, or dangerous activities.
defense
Half of states prevent vehicle passengers from suing for negligence. In those states, passengers can sue only for gross negligence.
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