Day: September 7, 2015

There are many legal terms that are used every day by non-lawyers in a non-legal way. The word “negligence” is one of those terms. People use the word “negligent” every day to describe someone who did something wrong. In a very broad sense, this is correct; however, from a legal standpoint, the term “negligence” has a very specific meaning. Many personal injury lawsuits are based on negligence, which is when one party fails to use reasonable care in his behavior, actions, or inactions. Two good examples of negligence cases are automobile accidents and medical malpractice cases. The four components of a Montana negligence lawsuit, all of which must be proven to recover