Res ipsa loquitur is known as the

circumstantial evidence doctrine
respectable minority rule
captain-of-the-ship doctrine
best medical judgment rule


circumstantial evidence doctrine

Rationale: Res ipsa loquitur, Latin for "the thing speaks for itself," is the circumstantial evidence doctrine.

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