In particular, the Act only provides immunity against claims that the volunteer caused harm by his or her "simple" or "ordinary" negligence.
Vance Victim is bitten and he sues both Vicki and the shelter based on Vicki's ordinary negligence causing him physical harm.
Gross negligence, she said, shows "almost utter disregard for the proper thing to do," while "ordinary negligence would be in layman's terms almost a mistake."
He is not liable for ordinary negligence.
The FELA remedy is based on tort principles of ordinary negligence and differs significantly from most state workers' compensation benefit schedules.
The standard of ordinary negligence is what conduct one expects from the proverbial "reasonable person".
Negligence can be referred to as ordinary negligence and gross negligence.
In order for the court do decide if the auditor's duty actually extended to the third party, for ordinary negligence, there are four legal approaches each state could follow.
Ultramares sued the CPA for ordinary negligence.
The defense is not available if the tortfeasor's conduct amounts to malicious or intentional wrongdoing, rather than to ordinary negligence.