Apparently causation is all you need!

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 So you’re saying that person or property is never damaged when the individual who caused the damage was acting reasonably. That’s all folks, we no longer need lawyers or judges or Courts for that matter, Burners Baby Burners has revolutionized the legal system. 

Preponderance of the evidence is the burden of proof for most civil claims regardless of the court, you'd still have to prove negligence. You're not making any sense.

The fact that someone spilled a drink doesn’t show that they breached a duty of reasonable care. That’s precisely the issue here. You don’t just get awarded money when you’re person or property is injured in an accident. You have to show negligence—thst the person owed you a duty of care, breached that duty, that…

It’s a typo caused by erroneous auto correct on my phone, get over it 🙄

That’s not true. Causation is only one element of a negligence claim. The only question is whether a small claims court judge has authority to make decisions on purely equitable grounds or whether a plaintiff would have to state a cause of action at law—I’m not sure what the answer to that question is because I have…

LOL, you’re comparing civil and criminal burdens of proof. Oh man, I’m so glad I came back to check out how this shit show of a thread had developed. You are really talking out of your ass with that People’s Court legal experience. Stop. Ok

Drivers owe a duty of care to other drivers, pedestrians, etc., It's not the same thing at all

Oh my god--I had totally forgotten about this. You don’t know how much you brightened my day, I needed some belly laughs this afternoon. Thank you. 

This is generally my go to with big lifts—drop sets let you keep getting work in and build endurance. For instance, when I’m benching, I’ll start at say, 195 (after a warmup set) and work my way down to 135 in 10 lb. increments.

Well he’s alive aint he?

You’re basing your analysis on having watched People’s Court but I’m the one who’s confused. Ok, whatever. 

Drivers have a duty of care while operating a vehicle...it’s not nearly the same thing. 

Yes it does, there are no real standards, its simply two people agreeing to abide by her decision...her legal experience doesn’t matter.

Eh, maybe, the Judge might also tell her to get lost, whatever.

Ironically, if the writer would have done that, the original spiller would have actually had a valid claim against her...

People’s Court is binding arbitration, not real court—he doesn’t owe anything. Next question.

No. Even though it’s small claims court, you still have to have a legally cognizable claim, hence the small claims part—the diminutive nature of such claim referring solely to the amount of damages, which is $5,000 or less in NY. Someone accidentally spilling wine on you does not state a legal claim. It’s what’s…

What? This person has no legal claim. Accident’s happen. If she brought a claim, it would be her burden to prove negligence on behal...you know what, no, I’m not even going there, this would be thrown out of court without a second thought.