A defendant who is negligent is not liable for the unlikely or unforeseeable harm that results.This concept is called:
A)proximate cause.
B)distal cause.
C)just cause.
D)the "but for" rule.

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Proximate cause concerns the required degree of proximity or closeness between the defendant's breach and the injury it actually caused.Thus,courts typically say that a negligent defendant is liable only for the proximate results of his breach.

A Defendant Who Is Negligent Is Not Liable for the Unlikely