Oprah suffered a broken collarbone as a result of Sheldon's negligence.She later suffered a broken foot as a result of Tom's negligence.Tom dropped a heavy box on Oprah's foot while she was getting out of her car at her physiotherapist's office.She was visiting her physiotherapist for rehabilitation of her collarbone.She would not have been in that parking lot,and therefore would not have suffered a broken foot,if Sheldon had not negligently caused the first injury.Which of the following statements is most likely TRUE?

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The case involves an issue of intervening act which may affect the chain of causation. The fact that Oprah's second injury occurred while she was seeking treatment for her first injury raises the question of whether the second injury was caused by the first or by an intervening act of negligence by Tom. The court will need to determine whether Tom's negligence was a direct and foreseeable consequence of Sheldon's negligence or whether it constituted an independent and intervening act that broke the chain of causation. This will impact the issue of liability and damages.

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