Negligence, Gross

Gross negligence is pleaded by alleging the traditional elements of negligence: duty, breach, causation, and damages. However, to set forth a claim for ‘gross negligence’ the plaintiff must allege extreme conduct on the part of the defendant. The conduct alleged must rise to the level of ‘either a “‘“want of even scant care”’” or “‘“an extreme departure from the ordinary standard of conduct.”’”

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