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What does the reasonable person standard impose on a person in a negligence lawsuit?

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Answer: The reasonable person standard applies when the defendant could reasonably foresee how his conduct could cause harm or injury. If a reasonable person could not have foreseen that his conduct could injure someone, the defendant is not guilty of negligence.

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