Laura is an elementary scnooi teacner. Une day sne is not paying attention to the clock and lets her class out late. Because of this, the father of one of her students has to wait outside longer than usual to pick up his child. The father is now running late, and thus has to rush to drop the child off at soccer practice so he can get to the gym to work out. As he is rushing to the gym, he is not paying attention to the road and hits Donald, a pedestrian. Donald sues Laura for his injuries, arguing that Laura's negligence in letting the class out late was the cause of the father rushing to the gym, and thus was the cause of his injuries. Which of the following is correct with respect to Donald's case?

While Laura's negligence may be the proximate cause of Donald's injuries, it was not the cause in fact of Donald's injuries, and thus Donald's suit will not be successful.

While Laura's negligence may be the cause in fact of Donald's injuries, it was not the proximate cause of Donald's injuries, and thus Donald's suit will not be successful.

Laura's negligence may be the cause in fact of Donald's injuries, but it was not the proximate cause of Donald's injuries. Nevertheless, Donald's suit may be successful because proximate causation is not legally required to establish a claim of negligence.

Laura's negligence may be the proximate cause of Donald's injuries, but it was not the cause in fact of Donald's injuries. Nevertheless, Donald's suit may be