Accident or Fortuitous Event

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1. Does calling an event human-caused automatically resolve whether the defense applies?
2. An event was predicted accurately but proved inevitable despite all required care; no defendant contribution or applica…
3. A valid applicable stipulation expressly assigns the relevant fortuitous-event risk to a party. That party invokes Arti…
4. A lightning event starts a fire. The defendant had negligently disconnected required fire protection, and the court fin…
5. A party proves an event was unusual but supplies no proof of inevitability or required care, and a specific valid risk-…
6. Distinguish unforeseen events from foreseen but inevitable events under Article 1174.
7. Explain why a valid risk-assumption clause matters even if the event otherwise appears fortuitous.
8. Apply Mindex’s negligent-contribution principle to lightning followed by failure of required fire protection.