Proximate Cause

Learn about the definition for this legal term.

What is Proximate Cause?

This is the concept of legal causation required to claim damages for an injury. There must be an unbroken chain of events, initiated by defendant's negligence, leading directly to the resulting injury to the plaintiff.

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