Which of the following is not an element of res ipsa loquitur?

A. The defendant must have been in exclusive control of the object or action that produced the plaintiff’s injury.
B. The plaintiff’s injury must be of a type that ordinarily would not have happened unless negligence were involved.
C. The plaintiff must be in a better position to prove his or her lack of negligence than the defendant is to prove the plaintiff’s negligence.
D. The plaintiff cannot have contributed to his or her own injuries.


Answer: C

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