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South Western Learning: Fraternity Hazing "Victim" Assumed the Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to read about the court case "Barran v. Kappa Alpha Order, Inc." and how "Assumption of risk," was applied in the civil suit against the fraternity. Read the "Facts," and "Decision" in the "Case summary."
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Rothenberg Law Firm: Injury Lawyer: Comparative and Contributory Negligence

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains the difference between comparative and contributory negligence, and what pure comparative negligence and limited comparative negligence are through examples.
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Texas Law Alert Summer 2004 Comparative Negligence

For Students 9th - 10th
"What is Comparative Negligence?" This website provides the answer to this question, describes "Negligence," and includes a definition of "Comparative negligence," along with information on how this type of negligence is determined in a...
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Dict.org: Contributory Negligence

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are definitions of "negligence," "contributory," and "contributory negligence." Definitions are taken from "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary" and "WordNet."
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Legal Law & Court Definitions: Assumption of Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a very brief definition of "Assumption of risk."