A superseding cause is an act that:
A) happens just before the act that causes harm to the victim
B) breaks the causal connection between a person's act and the resulting harm to another
C) links a person's act to the resulting harm to another
D) all of the other specific choices
E) none of the other specific choices

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A superseding cause is an intervening act that breaks the causal chain of events between the defendant's act and the plaintiff's harm. This means that the defendant may not be held liable for the harm caused by the superseding cause, even though their act may have led to the superseding cause. Therefore, choice B accurately describes a superseding cause as an act that breaks the causal connection between the defendant's act and the resulting harm to the plaintiff.

A Superseding Cause Is an Act That