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Jack Black was badly injured at a railroad crossing when anAmtrak train hit his car. A video camera on site willshow that Jack did not stop at the stop sign before attempting tocross the tracks. The railroad crossing was marked witha stop sign and a railroad-crossing symbol but there were noflashing lights. The industry safety standard is to havea stop sign, a railroad-crossing symbolandflashing lights. Jack would like tofile a lawsuit against Amtrak alleging negligence in the design andmaintenance of the crossing. Advise Jack about the likelihood of success in hislawsuit. In your answer, analyze all elements of a tortclaim, focusing particularly on causation (causation in fact andthe "proximate cause" test).