What is the liability of a defendant in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Schnare v. Roberts, 2009 BCSC 397 (CanLII):
A defendant is liable for any injuries caused or contributed to by his or her negligence. Causation is established where the plaintiff proves, on a balance of probabilities, that the defendant caused or contributed to the injury: see Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458, at para. 13
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