What is the test for determining causation in a civil case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gregory v. Penner, 2010 BCSC 22 (CanLII):
Causation must be determined prior to the assessment of damages, and must not be confused with the rules of assessing damages once causation is established: Blackwater v. Plint, 2005 SCC 58 at para. 78.
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