Negligence is the basis for most personal injury claims. But what does the term negligence mean? “Negligence is the failure to exercise that degree of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the circumstances.” Morgan v. Lalumiere , 22 Mass. App. Ct. 262, 267 (1986). It is an important legal concept to understand if you have a personal injury case. One thing to notice about the definition is that it requires you to show a failure to exercise reasonable care on the pa

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