Res ipsa loquitur means "the thing speaks for itself" and it permits the jury to infer negligent conduct and causation from the mere occurrence of certain types of events.

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Res ipsa loquitur is a legal doctrine that allows negligence to be inferred when an accident occurs under circumstances that typically would not happen without negligence, and the instrumentality causing the injury was under the defendant's control.

Res Ipsa Loquitur Means "The Thing Speaks for Itself" and It