What is the legal test for causation in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Davies v. Elston, 2014 BCSC 2435 (CanLII):
The legal test for causation applicable here is whether the plaintiff can prove on a balance of probabilities that but for the defendant’s negligent conduct, the plaintiff’s fall from the bicycle and injuries would not have occurred: Ediger v. Johnston, 2013 SCC 18 at para. 28; Clements v. Clements, 2012 SCC 32 at paras. 8, 13.
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