Which set of elements is associated with negligence, including duty, breach, foreseeability, potential harm, and actual harm?

Which set of elements is associated with negligence, including duty, breach, foreseeability, potential harm, and actual harm?

• A. Duty, breach, foreseeability, potential harm, and actual harm
• B. Duty, breach, foreseeability, causation, and damages
• C. Duty and breach only
• D. Foreseeability and actual harm only

Answer: (A)

Negligence is shown when there is a duty of care, a breach of that duty, foreseeability of harm from the breach, and actual harm that results. The set that includes duty, breach, foreseeability, potential harm, and actual harm captures all of these pieces: the duty owed, the breach of that duty, the foreseeable risk of harm (potential harm), and the actual damages that occurred. The other choices miss at least one element—some omit foreseeability or the duty/breach relationship, or they only reference harm without linking it to the breach and the duty.

Negligence is shown when there is a duty of care, a breach of that duty, foreseeability of harm from the breach, and actual harm that results. The set that includes duty, breach, foreseeability, potential harm, and actual harm captures all of these pieces: the duty owed, the breach of that duty, the foreseeable risk of harm (potential harm), and the actual damages that occurred. The other choices miss at least one element—some omit foreseeability or the duty/breach relationship, or they only reference harm without linking it to the breach and the duty.