What is the test for a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dhillon v. Song, 2016 BCSC 486 (CanLII):
The plaintiff must prove on a balance of probabilities that the defendants’ negligence caused or materially contributed to an injury. The defendants’ negligence need not be the sole cause of the injury so long as it is part of the cause beyond the range of de minimus. Causation need not be determined by scientific precision: Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458 at paras. 13-17.
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