Proximate cause means there were no intervening forces between the defendant's action(s) and the plaintiff's injury -- hence, a cause-and-effect relationship. Proximate cause refers to the last negligent act that contributed to a patient's injury, without which the injury would not have resulted.
Nights in Rodanthe is a 2002 novel by American author Nicholas Sparks. The novel was adapted for the movie by screenwriters Ann Peacock and John Romano. Rodanthe is a village on Hatteras Island off the eastern coast of North Carolina. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and by Pamlico Sound to the west. At one time the entire north end of Hatteras Island was known as Chicamacomico, but the U.S. Postal Service changed the name to Rodanthe in 1874.
The scenes in Josh's neighborhood were filmed in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. The amusement park scene in the beginning of the movie where the wish was made was filmed at Ross Dock Picnic Area on the Hudson in Fort Lee. It is not an amusement park but was set up as one. The George Washington Bridge can be seen clearly in some of the shots.