A person desires to bring suit for injuries sustained while hospitalized. What is this person's legal burden of proof?
1. To show that an incident occurred during the hospitalization
2. To show that injuries were sustained
3. To show that an incident occurred and resulted in injury
4. To show that an incident occurred causing injury and that the incident was intentional
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Rationale: The plaintiff has the legal burden of proof to show that an incident occurred and that the incident did, in fact, cause the plaintiff's injury. There is not a burden of proof that requires the plaintiff to prove that the incident was intentional.
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