Editing Negligence (section)

=== Special doctrines ===
''[[Res ipsa loquitur]]'': Latin for "the thing speaks for itself". To prove negligence under this doctrine the plaintiff must prove (1) the incident does not usually happen without negligence, (2) the object that caused the harm was under the defendant's control and (3) the plaintiff did not contribute to the cause.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/res_ipsa_loquitur|title=Res Ipsa Loquitur|website=LII / Legal Information Institute|language=en|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>

Negligence ''per se'' comes down to whether or not a party violated a standard in law meant to protect the public such as a building code or speed limit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/negligence_per_se|title=negligence per se|website=LII / Legal Information Institute|language=en|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>