Like most public health issues, the challenge lies not in determining the cause, but the solution.
Because of his extraordinary knowledge of fire and explosives, companies in civil litigation frequently sought his help in determining the cause of a blaze.
After District Attorney Rex Gore closed the criminal investigation, the Buff family filed a civil action for the purposes of determining the cause of death.
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An autopsy was performed on Mr. Tims, but the medical examiner's spokeswoman said authorities were awaiting results of toxicology tests before determining the cause of death.
"LimoStop Inc. will do everything possible to investigate and assist authorities in determining the cause of this fire in order to help bring forth answers and provide closure to the victims and their families, " it said.
Limo Stop, the firm that operated the vehicle, issued a statement saying it would "do everything possible to investigate and assist authorities in determining the cause of this fire in order to bring forth answers and provide closure to victims and their families".
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.
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There are a number of other sensible provisions, such as allowing the jury, when it is determining fault and cause, to know whether the plaintiff was wearing a seat belt at the time of a vehicular accident.
While high-end evaluation methods like randomized control trials (RCTs) are the surest means of determining what interventions in fact cause certain outcomes, they are also time-consuming and costly and beyond the means of many, if not most, mainstream nonprofits.
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