Law Assignment - DUE 24 hrs---------------------2 pages

Law 103 Business Law Torts Assignment

Legal Studies Department Negligence

Please read the attached article regarding the lawsuit against Sacred Heart University and the death of a 20 year old junior, Caitlin Nelson.

https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Sacred-Heart-blames-dead-student-for-choking-13685958.php

Evaluate the facts in accordance with Chapter 9 of your textbook – Negligence and specifically, Defenses to Negligence. Please include the following points in your essay (2-3 pages).

1. What affirmative defense to liability could the defendant, Sacred Heart University, use in this case?

2. Discuss the legal doctrine of comparative negligence. How would you, as counsel for the defendant, apply it here?

3. Discuss “assumption of the risk” as a defense to liability. Do you think it should be applied in this case?