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Hungry!

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on: Jul 26, 2018
Under what circumstances might an assumption of risk agreement not be admissible during a negligence lawsuit?
 
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How do tort lawsuits differ from criminal lawsuits?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 26, 2018
Answer to Question 1

If a defendant is able to demonstrate that the plaintiff knowingly put themselves into a situation where they were aware of the danger, and they chose to continue to be exposed to the danger, but there was a negligent act or defective equipment then as assumption of risk agreement might not be admissible during a negligence lawsuit.

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Tort lawsuits are instigated by individuals and criminal lawsuits are filed by states by a district attorney since they are crimes against the public.


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