Background Facts You Need To Know:Jack, a GC cleaning employee, was assigned to clean Client A's office building.Jack's first task was to vacuum the floors in a wide hallway.Jack plugged GC's commercial vacuum cleaner into the hallway outlet with an extra-long electrical cord and began vacuuming.Before beginning vacuuming, Jack checked to ensure that the hallway was clear of obstacles and people walking.After checking the hallway, he placed the cord to the side of the hallway out of the path of his pushing the vacuum.After vacuuming for a few minutes, Jack stepped to the side to turn the vacuum and tripped over two boxes that had been placed in the hallway by Client A's employee since Jack began vacuuming.Jack did not know the boxes had been placed in the hallway.

Jack fell and broke his ankle and was taken to the hospital ER via ambulance.A cast was applied after it was determined the ankle did not need surgery.Jack missed three weeks of work because of the injury.

Instructions

Identify any potential defenses that Client A may raise in response to Jack's negligence claim.The analysis must explain why the defense may be raised.