Bentham Inc Sued Locke Ltd in Tort

Bentham Inc sued Locke Ltd in tort. The judge denied liability on the grounds of remoteness. That means that

A) Bentham waited too long before starting its lawsuit against Locke.
B) the tort that Locke committed was not an intentional tort.
C) Locke's tort did not in fact cause Bentham's loss.
D) the tort occurred outside of Canada.
E) the tort must have been committed by a person who worked for Locke as an independent contractor.