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    Proximate and ultimate causation

    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 ultimate cause which is usually thought of as the "real" reason something occurred. The concept is used in many fields of research and analysis, including data science and ethology. In most situations, an ultimate cause may itself be a proximate cause in comparison to a further ultimate cause. Hence we can continue the above example as follows... Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    A proximate cause is an event which is closest to, or immediately responsible for causing, some observed result. ... This view also circumvents the problem of infinite regression of "why" questions that proximate causes create. In sociology. Sociologists use the related pair of terms "proximal causation" and "distal causation".
  3. torts.jotwell.com

    Mark A. Geistfeld, Proximate Cause Untangled, 80 Md. L. Rev. 420 (2021).Donal NolanNegligence poses special challenges for legal scholars and practitioners. The broad sweep of the cause of action is made possible by reliance on concepts that operate at a high level of abstraction. This explains why negligence is so adaptable, and hence so adept at responding to new social problems. But the use ...
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    In 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 are two types of causation in the law: cause-in-fact, and proximate (or legal) cause. Cause-in-fact is determined by the "but for" test: But for the action, the result would not have happened. [1] ( For example, but for running the red light ...
  5. lawreview.uchicago.edu

    stated in what seems to be terms of cause is in fact whether the defendant should be held responsible."15 Professors William Prosser and W. Page Keeton put the point even more bluntly: "'[R]esponsible cause' would be a more appropriate term" than proximate cause.16 Appearances to the contrary, then, legal claims
  6. saidtorts.lawbooks.cali.org

    In theory, proximate can be summed up simply: The term "proximate cause" is shorthand for a concept: Injuries have countless causes, and not all should give rise to legal liability."CSX Transp., Inc. v. McBride, 564 U.S. 685, 692 (2011).In practice, scholars, students and lawyers have found it a challenge: " 'Proximate cause remains a tangle and a jungle, a palace of mirrors and a ...
  7. digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu

    Proximate Cause in Negligence Law: History, Theory, and the Present Darkness, 69 W. ASH. U. L.Q. 49, 49-50 (1991) ("Modern tort theorists have lavished seemingly boundless attention on the problem of explaining proximate cause, but the consensus of law students and others is that proximate cause remains a hopeless riddle."). 3
  8. The problem with root cause analysis is that a failure can have many branches and depending on which branch you follow, you end up at a different root cause. Moreover, for each branch one can ask where the root cause actually is. ... As an engineer, stay away from using the terms "root cause" and "proximate cause"; those terms are laden ...
  9. legaldictionary.net

    Definition of Proximate Cause. Noun. That which causes a negative event, such as an injury. Origin of Proximate. 1590-1600 Latin proximatus (near, or approach) What is Proximate Cause. Proximate cause is an act, whether intentional or negligent, that is determined to have caused someone else's damages, injury, or suffering. It is important ...
  10. law.cornell.edu

    proximate cause A proximate cause is an actual cause that is also legally sufficient to support liability .. Although many actual causes can exist for an injury (e.g., a pregnancy that led to the defendant's birth), the law does not attach liability to all the actors responsible for those causes. The likelihood of calling something a proximate cause increases as the cause becomes more direct ...
  11. legalclarity.org

    2 days agoProximate cause, on the other hand, examines whether the harm was a foreseeable result of the defendant's actions, limiting liability to consequences reasonably connected to the negligent act. The landmark case of Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. illustrates how proximate cause functions as a boundary for liability, ensuring defendants ...

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