What does the Tort of Negligence do?

• A. Protects people from wrongful conduct by others and give claimants a right to sue for compensation or possibly an injunction to restrain the conduct
• B. Increases profits
• C. Reduces liability
• D. Creates a statutory duty

Answer: (A)

Negligence in civil law deals with protecting people from harm caused by others who fail to meet a reasonable standard of care. The Tort of Negligence provides a remedy for someone who suffers loss when another owed them a duty of care, breached that duty, and caused damage. The typical remedy is compensation (damages) to cover the losses, and in some cases a court may grant an injunction to stop the harmful conduct from continuing. It isn’t about increasing profits, reducing liability, or creating statutory duties. Those are different aims or sources of obligation, whereas negligence arises from common-law duties of care and offers a civil claim for remedies when those duties are breached.