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What does res ipsa loquitur mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word res ipsa loquitur? Here's what it means.

Phrase
  1. The import of a thing or situation is obvious.
  2. (law) A maxim where the very improbable facts of an accident imply the negligence of the defendant. It effectively shifts the burden of proof to the defendant.
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Res Ipsa Loquitur is one of three course-and-distance winners in the ten-runner line-up.
A claim of res ipsa loquitur will usually not succeed, or indeed be necessary, if there is any actual evidence about how the loss or injury was sustained.
These cases are the equitable counterpart of common law cases where the principle of res ipsa loquitur is invoked.
In several cases, patients are attempting to state that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur relieves the patient from meeting statutory requirements of filing expert reports.
A legal argument rarely used in investor lawsuits is tempting: res ipsa loquitur, or the thing speaks for itself.

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