Explain each of the defenses to negligence

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Patty and her friends were playing paintball at Dave's Paintball Emporium. Patty was injured when she was shot in the head with a paintball causing her to lose 30% of her hearing in one ear. Patty has decided to bring a lawsuit against Dave's Paintball Emporium for negligently providing the players with paintball pellets that were capable of causing such devastating injury. You are a paralegal at the law firm representing Dave's. Ms. Jones, a partner at the firm, has asked you to research defenses to negligence and provide a memorandum. She asks that you:

1. Explain each of the defenses to negligence.

2. Explain how they relate to Dave's situation.

3. Explain why Dave may or may not be successful with each defense.

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