In a motor vehicle accident case, is causation established if the but for test is unworkable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hall v. MacDougall, 2007 BCSC 1296 (CanLII):
In particular circumstances where the “but for” test is unworkable, causation may be established if the defendant’s conduct “materially contributed” to the occurrence of the injury. See Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458 ¶15-17.
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