What is the test for proximate cause in medical malpractice cases?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dorman v. 19-20 Indus. City Assoc., Inc., 2004 NY Slip Op 50754(U) (NY 6/23/2004), 2004 NY Slip Op 50754(U) (N.Y. 2004):
The concept of proximate cause "stems from policy considerations that serve to place manageable limits upon the liability that flows from negligent conduct" (Derdiarian v. Felix Contr., 51 NY2d 308, 314 [1980]). "Where the acts of third persons intervene between the
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