When there are multiple defendants, or more than one potential cause of injury, can the court leave the but for test for causation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tahir v. Mitoff, 2019 ONSC 7298 (CanLII):
In Donleavy v. Ultramar Ltd, 2019 ONCA 687, the court stated, at para. 68, “The fact that there are multiple defendants, or more than one potential cause of an injury, is not a reason to depart from the “but for” test for causation.”
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