Assertion: negligence | /r/HasProperty | substantial
Facets:
value: in causing the harm
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Negligence so substantial it is grounds for a criminal prosecution.
text: That the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care; That the defendant breached such duty through negligence; and That the defendant's negligence was a substantial factor in causing the harm (“causation”).
text: If the plaintiff proved the injury complained of would not have occurred in the absence of ("but-for") a defendant's negligence (or alternatively that the defendant's negligence was a substantial factor of the harm), causation-in-fact was proved.