Proximate Cause

Proximate cause includes both cause in fact and legal cause.[1] A cause in fact is a cause but for which the accident would not have happened.[2] A legal cause is a cause in fact that warrants legal liability as a matter of social policy.[3] A cause is “proximate” only if it is both a cause […]

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Wrongful Conception

Wrongful conception, also known as wrongful pregnancy, is a case of action based on negligence in the provision of birth control or performance of sterilization procedures that result in an unwanted pregnancy.

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