Negligence suits are on the rise

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As we have discussed, negligence suits are on the rise. One defense a defendant can raise when faced with such a suit is assumption of risk. Essentially, this means that an individual knew of a risk and voluntarily consented to the risk. Can you think of time when you may have done this? Knowing what you now know about tort law, would you engage in the activity again?

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