TORTS CH 6
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS ARE THE NEAREST CAUSE OF THE PLAINTIFF'S INJURIES | PROXIMATE CAUSE
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| THE PARTICULAR CAUSE THAT PRODUCES AN EVENT AND WITHOUT WHICH THE EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED | CAUSE IN FACT
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| IF THE COMPLAINED-OF ACT HAD NOT OCCURRED, NO INJURY WOULD HAVE RESULTED | BUT-FOR TEST
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| STANDARD FOR ASSESSING THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE | BURDEN OF PROOF
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| A MATERIAL AND ACTIVE CONTRIBUTING ACTIVITY OR EVENT THAT LED TO THE PLAINTIFF'S INJURIES OR DAMAGES | SUBSTANTIAL FACTOR
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| TO MAKE LESS SEVERE OR INTENSE | MITIGATE
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| A PERSON WHO IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE OR SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE OR INJURY AS A RESULT OF A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OR WEAKNESS THAT AFFLICTS A PARTICULAR PERSON | EGGSHELL SKULL
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| AN INDEPENDENT CAUSE THAT INTERVENES BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL WRONGFUL ACT OR OMISSION AND THE INJURY, TURNS ASIDE THE NATURAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, AND PRODUCES A RESULT THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE FOLLOWED AND THAT COULD NOT HAVE REASONABLY BEEN ANTICIPATED | INTERVENING CAUSE
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| TO SET ASIDE, RENDER UNNECESSARY, SUSPEND OR STAY | SUPERSEDE
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| AN ACT OCCASIONED EXCLUSIVELY BY FORCES OF NATURE WITHOUT THE INTERFERENCE OF ANY HUMAN AGENCY | ACT OF GOD
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| AN ACT THAT ACTIVELY OPERATES IN PRODUCING HARM TO ANOTHER AFTER AN ACTOR'S NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION | INTERVENING FORCE
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