"negligent act" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when referring to a specific action or behavior that is considered to be careless or negligent. Example: The company was sued for damages due to their employee's negligent act of leaving a hazardous chemical unattended, resulting in an explosion.
The Court held that Hickey committed an intentional, not negligent, act so comparative negligence could not be applied.
In either case, the damage must have been caused by a wrong or negligent act.
Foreseeability requires that a person of ordinary intelligence should have anticipated the danger created by a negligent act or omission.
He is thus responsible in damages only for the natural and probable consequence of his negligent act.
"A negligent act is covered by your liability policy, but if you intentionally shoot somebody, it could be excluded," he said.
But it's a mere fortuity that my negligent act caused the harm in question; the harm is not anticipated from the undue risk that makes my behavior negligent.
The specific charges Sears faces in this complaint are gross negligence, repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records, brought by complainant Kimberly Kirchmeyer, the executive director of the Medical Board of California.
For the purposes of this appeal, the plaintiff's complaint alleged negligence, gross negligence, and intentional and grossly negligent acts in violation of Hickey's civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
In 1998, the Medical Board of California revoked his license for "gross negligence, incompetence and repeated negligent acts".
The law, he said, imposes liability on an H.M.O. for certain negligent acts committed by doctors acting as agents of the health plan.
Hickey's father, John Hickey, Jr., filed an action against Zezulka and other defendants alleging negligence and intentional and grossly negligent acts in violation of Hickey's civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
