Breach of Duty in a Negligence Case Refers to ________

Breach of duty in a negligence case refers to ________.

A) The standard of care a reasonable person owes to another.
B) A failure to live up to the standard of care a reasonable person owes to others.
C) Actual harm, or cause in fact, which results from a failure to live up to a standard of care.
D) Legal cause, or the extent to which the defendant is held responsible for actions that fall short of the standard of care.
E) An obligation to measure compensable losses suffered by the plaintiff.