BUS 372 Employee & Labor Relations

As Chapter 2 of our textbook explains, negligence is an unintentional tort composed of four elements that the plaintiff must prove to the jury. Negligence is really about comparing one person’s behavior against a fictitious standard called the “reasonable person standard.”

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

• Review the Week 1 Lecture.
• Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of our textbook.
• Review What Is Negligent Hiring and Retention?
• Review the following four and pick one to discuss in terms of negligence:

In your initial discussion forum post,

• Summarize the four elements of negligence in your own words.
• Explain how the scenario you picked meets or does not meet the four elements of negligence.
  • Be sure to identify which scenario you picked.
• Examine how the reasonable person standard applies or does not apply to your scenario.