{"id":186,"date":"2026-02-25T06:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visonmultiverse.flowndeveloper.me\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2026-02-25T06:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:53:26","slug":"the-three-pillars-of-liability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visonmultiverse.flowndeveloper.me\/index.php\/the-three-pillars-of-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"The Three Pillars of Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"186\" class=\"elementor elementor-186\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a034b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a034b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa293c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1aa293c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Tort Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-228\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visonmultiverse.flowndeveloper.me\/index.php\/final-thoughts-for-the-law-aspirant\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Final Thoughts for the Law Aspirant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761604f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"761604f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07ab5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b07ab5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1105b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1105b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Three Pillars of Liability\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd01cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd01cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To win a case in Torts, you generally need to prove three things. Think of these as the &#8220;DNA&#8221; of<br \/>a tortious claim:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a899a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a899a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>1. Duty of Care: <\/strong> Did the defendant owe a legal obligation to the plaintiff to be careful?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d924c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d924c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2. 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