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Legal Case Analysis: Negligence Case
SUBMITTING AN ANALYSIS

RICARDO COLON

BUS - 206 MOD 5

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY

JUNE 1st, 2013

Submitting an Analysis

Step 1: Ms. Jones’ lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of TWS for failing to maintain a safe entryway to the store needs to meet the four elements required for negligence: (1) a duty of care; (2) a breach of the duty; (3) causation; and (4) injury.
Step 2: TWS claims Ms. Jones was comparatively negligent in an attempt to reduce the total damages that Ms. Jones can recoup which is decided upon the degree to which Mr. Jones’ personal negligence contributed to cause the injury inflicted by the brown and squished banana peel.
Step 3: According to the plaintiff, Ms. Jones, she slipped on the brown,

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