What is NOT considered a requirement for establishing statutory negligence?

Establishing statutory negligence revolves around defined legal standards that aim to protect public safety or welfare and typically involve a breach of specific statutes. To prove statutory negligence, one must show that there was a violation of a particular statute that was designed to prevent the type of harm that occurred. Additionally, it is necessary to demonstrate that actual damages resulted from the defendant’s actions, and that the defendant’s conduct failed to meet the standards set by the statute in question.

The key point that distinguishes one element of statutory negligence from the others is the absence of the requirement for intent. Unlike intentional torts where the intent to cause harm is a fundamental component, statutory negligence is grounded in the idea of a duty of care defined by law, rather than any deliberate intention to harm. Thus, proving a lack of intent to cause harm is irrelevant in the context of statutory negligence, solidifying that intent is not a requirement for establishing such a claim.