Miss Haversham,a guest at a wedding catered by Giardia's Fine Foods,became violently ill,as did several other guests.It is later found that only those who ate the crab salad appetizer became ill.Since Miss Haversham is not able to prove how she was injured by Giardia's but only that she was injured,presumably by them,which of the following concepts could she use to help her establish Giardia's negligence?

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The best concept that Miss Haversham could use to help her establish Giardia's negligence is the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. This legal doctrine means "the thing speaks for itself" and it allows a plaintiff to establish a defendant's negligence by showing that the incident would not have occurred unless the defendant was negligent. In this case, if only the guests who ate the crab salad appetizer became ill, it suggests that the crab salad was contaminated and that Giardia's was negligent in serving it.

Miss Haversham,a Guest at a Wedding Catered by Giardia's Fine