How have courts interpreted the term "but for" causation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tribeca Cos. v. First Am. Title Ins. Co., 192 Cal.Rptr.3d 354, 239 Cal.App.4th 1088 (Cal. App. 2015):
13 Courts sometimes refer to cause in fact as but for causation. (See Viner v. Sweet, supra, 30 Cal.4th at pp. 12391240, 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 629, 70 P.3d 1046.)
13 Courts sometimes refer to cause in fact as but for causation. (See Viner v. Sweet, supra, 30 Cal.4th at pp. 12391240, 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 629, 70 P.3d 1046.)
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