What is the liability of a defendant in a tort action for injuries sustained by a plaintiff as a result of negligence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hancott v. Barnes, 2015 BCSC 1308 (CanLII):
If causation for injuries is established, the defendant is liable for all of the losses that flow from them. Such losses are those which the plaintiff proves on a balance of probabilities would not have occurred “but-for” the defendants’ negligence (See: Blackwater at para. 78; and Smith v. Knudsen, 2004 BCCA 613, at para. 26).
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