The second element is the seriousness of the harm, the seriousness can range from minor to major. The third element is the cost to eliminate the harm, which is the treatment or damage rewards. If the cost of the harm is greater than the chance of the harm happening, then the duty was not been breached. In the case California v. Murray, doctor Conrad Robert Murray carelessly gave Michael Jackson an overdose of an anesthetic which resulted in Jackson’s death. Although Murray had been charged with involuntary manslaughter (Criminal Law), he had been negligent towards the care of his patient; Jackson had begged for the anesthetic because he had trouble sleeping, Doctor Murray had full control of the situation and could have avoided Jackson’s death. Doctor Murray’s duty was to help Jackson recover and keep him alive. The breach of duty is the death of Michael Jackson. The causation for the anesthetic is because Murray was taking care of an insomniac who desperately wanted to sleep. There is no dollar amount for the damages, Doctor Murray was sent to …show more content…
Negligence Torts differ from Intentional Torts. With Intentional Torts, the defendant knowingly harms the plaintiff. With Negligence Torts, the defendant does not realize that their careless actions could result in the harm of another person. In the California v. Murray case, Murray did not intentionally murder Michael Jackson. Murray had previously given Jackson small doses of anesthesia, but those doses did not have any success in putting Jackson to sleep, therefore Murray gave Jackson a much larger dose, not knowing it would kill him. Not only does this case work greatly as a Civil Law (negligence) example, it also works well as a Criminal Law (manslaughter)