Legal Definitions - casual negligence

Casual negligence is a type of negligence where a person fails to pay attention to their surroundings, does not exercise reasonable care, or does not prepare for future dangers. It is a form of culpable carelessness that falls below the legal standard of protecting others from harm.

For example, if a person is texting while driving and causes an accident, they could be held liable for casual negligence. Another example is if a person fails to clean up a spill in a grocery store and someone slips and falls, the store owner could be held liable for casual negligence.

Casual negligence is different from gross negligence, which involves a conscious and voluntary act or omission in reckless disregard of a legal duty and the consequences to another party.