N.D. Cent. Code § 32-03.2-01

Current through 2024 Legislative Session
Section 32-03.2-01 - Definition

As used in this chapter, "fault" includes acts or omissions that are in any measure negligent or reckless toward the person or property of the actor or others, or that subject a person to tort liability or dram shop liability. The term also includes strict liability for product defect, breach of warranty, negligence or assumption of risk, misuse of a product for which the defendant otherwise would be liable, and failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid an injury or to mitigate damages. Legal requirements of causal relation apply both to fault as the basis for liability and to contributory fault.

N.D.C.C. § 32-03.2-01