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What is the difference between negligence and gross negligence? Include an example of case law that helps identify this difference (For example, Milne v. USA Cycling Inc.) But, please do not use Milne v. USA Cycling Inc.)

Be sure to: 1) identify the legal source of the issue, 2) properly cite any sources, and 3) use APA format.

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What is the difference between negligence and gross negligence? Include an example of case law that helps identify this difference (For example, Milne v. USA Cycling Inc.) But, please do not use Milne v. USA Cycling Inc.)

Be sure to: 1) identify the legal source of the issue, 2) properly cite any sources, and 3) use APA format.

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When someone is negligent, they have failed to use reasonable care, and their actions have caused injury to another. The reasonable person standards have a main part in the legal system, in decisions regarding negligence. The basic question that a court uses is, "What would a reasonable person do in the same situation?" The criteria needed to establish negligence are minimal. It is generally not difficult to prove such cases. The person must have had a reasonable duty to exercise care, failed to exercise the appropriate level of care required, which caused physical harm to another, in the ...

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