Plywood & Particleboard Mill, Inc., does not use filters on its stacks, which consequently pollute the air. Quinn, a Plywood employee, suffers respiratory illness. To succeed in a suit against the company on the ground of negligence, Quinn must show that his illness was caused by
A)a distinct harm separate from that affecting the general public.
B)a lesser harm than an injunction would impose on Plywood.
C)Plywood's failure to use reasonable care to avert harm to Quinn.
D)the same harm as that affecting the general public.

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Quinn must demonstrate that Plywood's failure to use reasonable care, such as not installing filters, directly caused his respiratory illness to succeed in a negligence claim.