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last-opportunity doctrine

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A quick definition of last-opportunity doctrine:

The last-opportunity doctrine is a rule in tort law that allows a plaintiff who was partially at fault for an accident to still recover damages from the defendant if the defendant had the last chance to prevent the harm but failed to do so. This means that if the defendant's negligence occurred after the plaintiff's, the plaintiff may still be able to receive compensation. The last-opportunity doctrine is also known as the discovered-peril doctrine, humanitarian doctrine, subsequent-negligence doctrine, or supervening-negligence doctrine.

A more thorough explanation:

The last-opportunity doctrine is a legal rule in tort law that allows a plaintiff who was partially at fault for an accident to still recover damages from the defendant if the defendant had the last chance to prevent the harm but failed to do so.

For example, if a pedestrian was jaywalking and was hit by a car, but the driver had the opportunity to avoid hitting the pedestrian but failed to do so, the pedestrian may still be able to recover damages from the driver.

This doctrine is used in some jurisdictions where contributory negligence completely bars recovery. It allows the plaintiff to rebut the defense of contributory negligence if the defendant's negligence is later in time than the plaintiff's.

Other terms for the last-opportunity doctrine include discovered-peril doctrine, humanitarian doctrine, last-clear-chance doctrine, subsequent-negligence doctrine, and supervening-negligence doctrine.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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