What is the test for establishing that a defendant’s negligence caused an injury?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johal v Fazli, 2021 BCSC 1896 (CanLII):
In a personal injury case, the plaintiff must establish on a balance of probabilities that the defendant’s negligence caused an injury: Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458 at para. 13.
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