Good Samaritan Defense

What is Good Samaritan Defense?

Laws offer legal protection to people who gratuitously give reasonable assistance to those who are, or whom they believe to be, injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated. By contrast, a duty to rescue law requires others who have a legal duty to offer assistance and holds those who fail to do so liable.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Torts terms:

• Waiver as a Defense
• Breach of Duty
• Landowners' Liability
• Loss of Consortium

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