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negative causation

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A quick definition of negative causation:

Negative causation is when something else, besides the thing being blamed, caused a problem. For example, in securities law, if a company's stock loses value because of mistakes in their paperwork, the company might argue that the stock would have lost value anyway because of other factors. If they can prove this, the amount of money they have to pay to the people who lost money on the stock will be reduced.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Negative causation refers to the defense that part of the plaintiff's damages were caused by factors other than the alleged wrongdoing. In securities law, it specifically refers to the argument that the plaintiff's losses were not solely caused by the depreciation in value of the securities resulting from registration-statement defects.

For example, if an investor sues a company for securities fraud, claiming that the company made false statements that caused the investor to buy the stock at an inflated price, the company may argue negative causation. They may claim that the investor's losses were actually caused by other factors, such as general market conditions or the investor's own decisions.

If negative causation is proven, the plaintiff's damages may be reduced.

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babycakes

10:01

I kinda think no one has stats that guarantee them any specific t14 bc it’s all so subjective

babycakes

10:03

My new top choice is a school that fw me heavy

hcarralero2005

10:03

My cycle is ass, I applied with a 168 and 3.93 GPA and got waitlisted by my own school

hcarralero2005

10:04

Who I am above the 75 percentile of btw

hcarralero2005

10:04

I still have other schools waiting but damm

OrganicAcridWizard

10:04

thats actually wild

hcarralero2005

10:04

I was hoping I would do better but it's terrible

windyMagician

10:05

when did you apply

hcarralero2005

10:06

I applied in February but that's when I had my score

hcarralero2005

10:06

I had no choice really

babycakes

10:06

Yeah I’m afraid that’s ur issue

hcarralero2005

10:06

It kind of sucks, why even make the deadline in february if you're not going to accept anybody unless they applied prior to december

OrganicAcridWizard

10:06

if you reapply youd be set , but i understand you might be agains that. I was facing that reality until recently

windyMagician

10:07

schools repeat ad nauseum that applying earlier is better

OrganicAcridWizard

10:07

but financially it would save you thousands

OrganicAcridWizard

10:07

might be worth it

windyMagician

10:07

i took the lsat in october 2023 but didn't apply until a year later bc that's when i had my stuff together

hcarralero2005

10:07

I'm still waiting on a lot of places but it's looking like I'm going to have no choice but that

hcarralero2005

10:08

and retaking the LSAT too

Mostlylegal

10:08

bro is getting a check from law school admins to try and encourage entry

bigfatsloth

10:10

someone will accept u this cycle hcarralero

bigfatsloth

10:10

but i agree that you'd receive a lot more money if you apply next cycle

bigfatsloth

10:11

i could see it being tough tho putting it off after all the work put into it

SavoryGlamorousWyrm

10:15

@hcarralero2005: I applied in December with an 168 and 3.79 and got waitlisted by my own undergrad school too it sucks. I got waitlisted by 4 schools and still haven't heard back from three other schools at all. I've only been accepted by my safety schools so far it's discouraging

windyMagician

10:15

ms baby cakes have you heard about the ig influencer that's in our class?

babycakes

10:16

yes I am very aware

windyMagician

10:16

there was a reddit post about how she's going to bring down the quality of our class and how women at our school are gonna get treated worse bc of her... i crashed out, like just let her live

babycakes

10:16

yeah I think that is so evil

windyMagician

10:16

the white knighting was crazy work

babycakes

10:17

she is not responsible for the way men act

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