The Law Dictionary for Everyone
The term superseding cause refers to some event that occurs after the initial act that caused an accident, or some other injury. A superseding cause, also known as an “intervening cause,” may be proven to have substantially caused the accident. This has an effect on who should be held liable for the damages caused by the accident. To explore this […]
Read moreIn a legal sense, the term proximate cause refers to a thing that happened to cause something else to occur. This is usually brought up when something has gone wrong, such as an automobile accident in which someone was injured, and refers to the non-injured party’s legal responsibility for the event. Examples of proximate cause are often found in personal […]
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