Res ipsa loquitur requires that the plaintiff produce direct evidence of the defendant's lack of due care.

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Res ipsa loquitur literally means "the thing speaks for itself." The plaintiff uses this doctrine to allow the judge or jury to infer that,more likely than not,the defendant's negligence was the cause of the plaintiff's harm,even though there is no direct evidence of the defendant's lack of due care.

Res Ipsa Loquitur Requires That the Plaintiff Produce Direct Evidence