direct cause negligence
Direct And Proximate Cause. The immediate reason that something happened that caused harm to another person. The words are often used together, as in The defendant's negligent act in running the red light was the direct and proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries.. (See also: legal cause)
When a person is injured due to another personâs or entityâs negligence, he or she can recover economic and noneconomic damages that flow from the negligence. Among the elements that the plaintiff suing for negligence will have to prove is that the defendantâs violation of a duty was the actual and proximate cause of his or her injuries. He or she will also have to prove duty, breach of duty, and damages. Actual cause, also known as âcause in fact,â is straightforward.