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{{a|tort|{{subtable|{{liability ladder}}}}}}''For an essay on the related question “why would one ''use'' negligence in a legal contract at all?” see the article about “[[contractual negligence]]”. For a short answer to that question try this: Unless one has an [[indemnity]], '''one shouldn’t'''.'' | {{a|tort|{{subtable|{{liability ladder}}}}}}''For an essay on the related question “why would one ''use'' negligence in a legal contract at all?” see the article about “[[contractual negligence]]”. For a short answer to that question try this: Unless one has an [[indemnity]], '''one shouldn’t'''.''` | ||
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“Even a serious lapse is not likely to be enough to engage the concept of gross negligence. One is moving beyond bad mistakes to mistakes which have a very serious and often a shocking or startling (cf. “jawdropping”) quality to them.” | |||
:—{{cn|Federal Republic of Nigeria|JP Morgan Chase Bank}}}} | |||
===A spiritually bankrupt concept=== | ===A spiritually bankrupt concept=== | ||
When negotiating to save the adjective “gross” from the oblivion it so richly deserves, your best tack — and it’s not great — is to say “look, if we muck up, we’re hardly going to stand on ceremony, are we? So don’t worry about the legal docs”. | When negotiating to save the adjective “gross” from the oblivion it so richly deserves, your best tack — and it’s not great — is to say “look, if we muck up, we’re hardly going to stand on ceremony, are we? So don’t worry about the legal docs”. | ||