Matter of Center for Constitutional Rights v. New York City Admin. for Children's Servs.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that a \defendant is liable if his negligence is a proximate cause of the damage although it might not be the sole proximate cause of such damage\
• stating that a \defendant is liable if his negligence is a proximate cause of the damage although it might not be the sole proximate cause of such damage\
• noting that the causation requirement in Puerto Rico limits a party’s liability for hazards flowing from its negligence to those hazards that could be anticipated by a prudent person
• noting that the causation requirement in Puerto Rico law \limits a party's liability for hazards flowing from its negligence to those hazards that could be 'anticipated by a prudent person'\ (quoting Pacheco v. P.R. Water Res. Auth., 112 P.R. Offic. Trans. 369, 372 (1982))
• comparing the concept of “foreseeability” in Puerto Rico tort law to common law jurisdictions
• as in common law jurisdictions, “foreseeability is the touchstone of extracontracual liability” in Puerto Rico

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).