Originally Posted by sbrower

Just making this type of statement isn't helpful. Do you disagree that the plaintiff would *not* have encountered this problem *if* they had followed the advice? While that doesn't make them responsible for what happened, it is still true that precautions are helpful.

Let me put it another way. The next time you check into a hotel, leave your money sitting in the hallway. If it is missing, in the morning, the *only* guilty party is the person who took it. Does that mean that you did the right thing?