Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1 Proximate cause analysis requires the jury to determine whether it is fair or just to hold a defendant legally responsible for an injury or death.
2. A defendant is considered legally responsible for a victim’s injury or death that results from unforeseeable coincidental intervening acts.
3. The defendant is generally liable for unforeseeable responsive intervening acts.
4. The defendant is considered responsible for foreseeable coincidental intervening acts.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True

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