res ipsa loquitur
Res ipsa loquitor is Latin for the "the thing speaks for itself." This is a legal doctrine used to assess liability (often against professionals) when there is no evidence of negligence with respect to how an injury took place.
res ipsa loquitur
Res ipsa loquitor is Latin for the "the thing speaks for itself." This is a legal doctrine used to assess liability (often against professionals) when there is no evidence of negligence with respect to how an injury took place.
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For instance, if a sponge is inadvertently left in a patient's stomach, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is typically invoked to establish liability because such an event is presumed not to occur in the absence of negligence.
