A cause of a [loss] [injury] [harm] is a factor which contributes to the [loss] [injury] [harm] to the plaintiff and without which the [loss] [injury] [harm] would not have occurred. It need not be the only factor contributing to the [loss] [injury] [harm].
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This instruction must be given in a cause of action under Chapter 17.
[As amended, effective March 1, 2005; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2023-00028, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2023.]
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