Seide v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 2 district · 10 state decisions

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1. “[t]he proper inquiry regarding legal cause involves an assessment of foreseeability, in which we ask whether the injury is of a type that a reasonable person would see as a likely result of his conduct. Accordingly, [l]iability cannot be predicated on a prior and remote cause which merely furnishes the condition or occasion for an injury resulting from an intervening unrelated and efficient cause, even though the injury would not have resulted but for such a condition or occasion.... A plaintiff need not exclude every other possible cause, but a plaintiff must demonstrate proximate cause by reasonable inferences drawn from the facts in evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 889 F. Supp. 2d 292 - Petro v. Town of West Warwick ex rel. Moore

2. “[a]lthough the duty extends to 'all persons,’ the statute waives immunity only for the 'consequences of the driver’s reckless disregard for the safety of others' who are not involved in the pursuit.” Seide, 875 A.2d at 1268 n. 10 (Emphasis added). 10 . In their memorandum, the plaintiffs argue that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 747 F. Supp. 2d 341 - Delgado v. Pawtucket Police Department

3. “proximate cause can be established by circumstantial evidence, and specific direct evidence of * * * proximate cause is not always necessary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ian DeLong v. Rhode Island Sports Center, Inc.