William, who is a waiter, is injured when an unopened bottle of cola explodes in his hand while he is putting it into the restaurant's cooler. If William wants to sue the bottling company for his injuries:
A) he will lose, because it will be impossible for him to prove that the bottle was overpressurized by the bottler.
B) he will lose, because the bottling company has no duty to him.
C) he will probably win if the court allows him to use the res ipsa loquitur doctrine.
D) he will win based on the last clear chance rule.

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The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur allows a plaintiff to infer negligence when an accident occurs under circumstances that ordinarily would not happen without negligence, and the defendant had exclusive control over the cause of the injury. In this case, the unexplained explosion of the bottle could allow William to use this doctrine to establish the bottling company's negligence.

William, Who Is a Waiter, Is Injured When an Unopened