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With the Emergence of Comparative Negligence and Comparative Fault,some States

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With the emergence of comparative negligence and comparative fault,some states have eliminated assumption of risk as a defense.Does this mean that the plaintiff's knowledge of the risk and his voluntary acceptance of it have no role to play in negligence law? Why or why not?


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