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BALTIMORE AND OHIO R.R. V. GOODMAN, 275 U.S. 66 (1927) (the duty of due care does not apply in a case of negligence where there are clear legal standards that suggest the plaintiff was responsible)

Bethel v. New York City Transit Authority, 703 N.E.2d 1214 (1998) (Holding that the duty of care owed by common carriers is no longer the same as it was in the 19th century.)

Donoghue v. Stevenson: A formative House of Lords case.

Caparo v. Dickman: 3 Tests for duty of care is whether the damage was reasonably foreseeable, whether there was a relationship of proximity between claimant and defendant; and whether it is just and reasonable to impose a duty. House of Lords case.

McDonald's coffee case: An American court case that became a cause célèbre for advocates of tort reform. An 81-year old woman received third degree burns from spilled coffee purchased from the restaurant chain and sued to recover her costs. The coffee that patrons bought at the drive-through, it turns out, was heated to be much hotter than the coffee they served inside was. The jury found the conduct of McDonald's so objectionable that they not only awarded her compensatory damages, but awarded the woman millions of dollars in punitive damages. Many casual observers considered this excessive. The punitive damages were later significantly reduced by a judge on appeal, though this fact is not as widely known as the jury's initial decision.

Martin v. Herzog: statutory violations and duty of care.

Palsgraf v. Long Island Rail Road Co.: Landmark case for discussion of proximate cause and its relationship with duty. Court of Appeals of New York. 248 N.Y. 339, 162 N.E. 99. (1928)

POKURA V. WABASH RY. CO., 292 U.S. 98 (1934) ([plaintiffs' negligence is determined by the facts and a reasonable person standard)

Fletcher v. Rylands: Early leading case on strict liability doctrine. (Exchequer Chamber, 1866) L.R. 1. Ex. 265.

Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, 551 P.2d...