Liability & Negligence

Causation

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The relationship between the defendant's conduct and the plaintiff's injuries, establishing that the defendant's actions directly caused the harm.

In Personal Injury Cases

In personal injury cases, you must prove both "cause in fact" (but-for causation) and "proximate cause" (legal causation). The injuries must be a direct and foreseeable result of the defendant's negligence.

Related Legal Terms

Proximate Cause

A cause that is legally sufficient to establish liability because it is closely connected to the resulting harm and was foreseeable.

Negligence

The failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances.

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