- law and insurance, a
proximate cause is an
event sufficiently related to an
injury that the
courts deem the
event to be the
cause of that injury. There...
- A
proximate cause is an
event which is
closest to, or
immediately responsible for
causing, some
observed result. This
exists in
contrast to a higher-level...
- action,
breach of that duty,
actual and
proximate cause of harm, and damages.
Someone who
suffers loss
caused by another's
negligence may be able to sue...
- in
terms of
proximate causation,
which refers to the
developmental history of
individuals within their own lifetime. The
proximate causes of zero-sum...
- to the
proximate cause of death,
which might differ from the
cause that is used to
classify the
manner of death. For example, the
proximate cause or mechanism...
- test. The
legally liable cause is the one
closest to or most
proximate to the injury. This is
known as the
Proximate Cause rule. However, this situation...
- that
damages must be
proximately caused by the
wrongful conduct of the defendant. This is
known as the
principle of
proximate cause. This
principle governs...
-
generally show that the tortfeasor's
actions or lack of
action was the
proximate cause of the harm,
though the
specific requirements vary
between jurisdictions...
- that
cause of action. For example, for a
claim of negligence, the
elements are: the (existence of a) duty,
breach (of that duty),
proximate cause (by that...
- to
actual cause and
proximate cause. It will be
treated in its own section. A
person commits a
battery when he acts
either intending to
cause a harmful...