Par for the Course,Inc

question 33

Essay

Par For the Course,Inc.'s financial statement included the following section:

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Definitions:

Proximate Cause

A legal concept that links a defendant’s conduct with the plaintiff's injury or damage, establishing liability based on the foreseeability of the harm.

Unforeseeable Consequences

Outcomes that could not have been predicted or expected based on the information available at the time of decision or action.

Superseding Causes

Events that occur after a defendant's negligent act, breaking the chain of causation and relieving the defendant of liability.

Comparative Negligence

A legal doctrine under which a plaintiff's damages are reduced by a percentage equal to their degree of fault in causing their injury.