{"id":573,"date":"2023-05-16T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/?p=573"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:58:08","slug":"what-is-causation-in-a-personal-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/what-is-causation-in-a-personal-injury-case\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Causation In A Personal Injury Case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Causation-scaled\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Causation-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>In a personal injury case, the plaintiff must prove the defendant was negligent by demonstrating liability. To accomplish this, the plaintiff must establish the four legal elements of negligence. Causation is the third legal element needed to prove the defendant&#8217;s negligence. The legal term causation refers to the causal link between the defendant&#8217;s conduct and the plaintiff&#8217;s damages. In other words, causation provides a crucial way to connect a specific action or inaction by the defendant with its effect on the victim. The defendant&#8217;s conduct must have led to the victim&#8217;s injuries to prove causation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Two Facets Of Causation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The two main aspects of causation include:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/what-is-causation-in-a-personal-injury-case\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What Is Causation In A Personal Injury Case?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a personal injury case, the plaintiff must prove the defendant was negligent by demonstrating liability. To accomplish this, the plaintiff must establish the four legal elements of negligence. Causation is the third legal element needed to prove the defendant&#8217;s negligence. 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