Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing Proximate Cause – a subtopic of Negligence in Tort Law.
In this episode we discuss:
>Reviewing the elements of negligence
>The two hurdles a plaintiff must overcome when it comes to causation
>The rule for proximate cause
>Intervening causes and intervening criminal acts
>Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar See more +
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing Proximate Cause – a subtopic of Negligence in Tort Law.
In this episode we discuss:
>Reviewing the elements of negligence
>The two hurdles a plaintiff must overcome when it comes to causation
>The rule for proximate cause
>Intervening causes and intervening criminal acts
>Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
Resources:
>“Listen and Learn” series (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-toolbox-podcast-substantive-law-topics/#listen-learn)
>California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2010 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/July-2010-CBX.pdf)
>California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2014 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2014CBX_SelectedAnswersEssays1-6_R.pdf)
>Podcast Episode 244: Listen and Learn – Negligence Per Se (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-244-listen-and-learn-negligence-per-se/)
>Podcast Episode 257: Listen and Learn – The “Reasonable Person” Standard (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-257-listen-and-learn-the-reasonable-person-standard/)
Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-382-listen-and-learn-negligence-proximate-cause/)
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