An office building at State University contains a concrete stairway, the carpet on which has become worn and frayed. Despite numerous warnings by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the university has not replaced a burned-out light in the stairway. Fred, a student, recently caught his heel in the torn carpet, tripped, and fell down the stairway. He was hospitalized for a severe concussion and other injuries. After his release from the hospital, he required much more medical attention and medication and had to withdraw from the university for a semester. He brings suit against the university.
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Which one of the following is the bestling of causal analysis for Fred's attorney to pursue in the personal injury case?/ X# w1 e: w3 I& l3 |5 d# T
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(A) The concrete steps, because they were hard, worsened Fred's injuries.
+ }. U3 ^ Q5 e H6 L3 ` (B) The university is responsible for the condition of the carpet.0 m: @: R, G# K6 o
(C) The burned-out light constitutes negligence.3 q' X! p3 y$ C1 ]$ Q
(D) The distance Fred fell worsened his injuries.
8 r7 X7 C0 s, i1 \, p4 j4 ] (E) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has no jurisdiction over the university |