The injury was foreseeable and was caused by a breach of duty, and the conduct was the cause of the injury. Which concept does this define?

• A. Causation
• B. Duty
• C. Negligence
• D. Malpractice

Answer: (A)

Causation is about the link between the negligent conduct and the injury. In negligence, liability hinges on showing that a duty to act with reasonable care existed, that this duty was breached, and that the breach actually caused the injury. If the injury could reasonably be expected to follow from the breach (foreseeable) and the breach is what caused the harm, you’ve established causation—the necessary connector between the act and the result.

Duty describes the obligation to exercise reasonable care, not the connection to an injury. Negligence is the broader failure to meet that standard of care, which includes proving duty, breach, and causation. Malpractice refers to professional negligence specifically. The scenario focusing on foreseeability, a breach, and the injury being caused by the conduct points to the causal link that supports liability.