Torts - Negligence Part 4 - Causation and Proximate Cause

Study for the Bar in Your Car by Angela Rutledge, LLM, LLB

Episode notes

Get ready to master the vital connections in any negligence claim with "Study for the Bar in Your Car"! In Episode 15: Causation and Proximate Cause, your AI hosts, Ma and Claude, drawing from Angela's comprehensive notes, guide you through the intricate final elements of negligence: causation and damages. It's not enough to show carelessness; you must prove that negligence actually caused the harm and that the defendant should be legally responsible for it.

This episode clarifies the crucial distinction between:

  • Actual Cause (Cause in Fact): The purely factual link asking, "Would the injury have occurred but for the defendant's negligent act?". You'll learn how the "but for" test functions and when the substantial factor test i ... 
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UBELaw SchoolCommon LawNegligenceProximate CauseCausation