257: Listen and Learn -- The "Reasonable Person" Standard

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're talking about the "reasonable person" standard in Negligence.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The purpose of the reasonable person standard
  • A quick review of the law and policy on this topic
  • The "Learned Hand Formula"
  • Analyzing a Torts question from the February 2011 California bar exam
  • Applying the right standard of care
  • Determining whether a person meets the standard of care
  • How you can make arguments both ways to get maximum points

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-257-listen-and-learn-the-reasonable-person-standard/)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're talking about the "reasonable person" standard in Negligence.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The purpose of the reasonable person standard
  • A quick review of the law and policy on this topic
  • The "Learned Hand Formula"
  • Analyzing a Torts question from the February 2011 California bar exam
  • Applying the right standard of care
  • Determining whether a person meets the standard of care
  • How you can make arguments both ways to get maximum points

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-257-listen-and-learn-the-reasonable-person-standard/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

2020-08-03 16 min
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