Sarah and her friends were playing paintball at John's Paintball Emporium. Sarah was injured when she was shot in the head with a paintball causing her to lose 30% of her hearing in one ear. Sarah has decided to bring a lawsuit against John's Paintball Emporium for negligently providing the players with paintball pellets that were capable of causing such devastating injury. You are a paralegal at the law firm representing John's.

Ms. Jones, a partner at the firm, has asked you to research defenses to negligence and provide a memorandum. She asks that you:

Explain each of the defenses to negligence.

Explain how they relate to John's situation.

Explain why John may or may not be successful with each defense.