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20 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y 247 (2017)
Why Negligence per Se Should Be Abandoned

handle is hein.journals/nyulpp20 and id is 253 raw text is: WHY NEGLIGENCE PER SE SHOULD BE ABANDONED Barry L. Johnson* I. INTRODUCTION ...... ............................... 249 II. THE COMMON LAW NEGLIGENCE INQUIRY AND THE ROLE OF LEGISLATIVE STANDARDS IN DETERMINING NEGLIGENCE ........................................ 250 A. The Common Law Negligence Inquiry: Reasonable Precautions and Ordinary Prudence Under the Circumstances ............................ 250 B. The Role of Legislative Standards in Determining Negligence: Private Rights of Action, Statutory Modification of Tort Rules, and Negligence Per Se .................................. 252 1. Statutory Private Rights of Action .......... 253 2. Statutory Tort Law Modification Rules ....... 254 3. Statutory Rules and Negligence Per Se ....... 256 C. Historical Origins and Explanations for Negligence Per Se.................................. 258 M. PROBLEMS WITH NEGLIGENCE PER SE ................. 262 A. Mismatch Between Legislative and Adjudicative Functions ............................... 262 1. The Prospective and General Nature of Legislation, and the Problems of Over- inclusiveness, Disproportionality, and Obsolescence .......................... 262 2. The Role of Discretion ................... 266 B. Changed Circumstances: Major Developments Since the Emergence of Negligence Per Se ....... 267 1. The Massive Increase in Statutory Law ....... 268 * Professor, Oklahoma City University School of Law. The author would like to thank his faculty colleagues for their participation in the Oklahoma City University School of Law Faculty Colloquium Series, and for their valuable feedback and sug- gestions relating to this article. 247 Imaged with Permission of N.Y.U. Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

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