What is the test for establishing causation as the source of a loss?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wiseman v Wang, 2019 BCSC 1320 (CanLII):
Causation as the source of a loss is not, however, to be confused with the rules of damage assessment in tort. See: Blackwater v. Plint, 2005 SCC 58 [Blackwater] at para. 78.
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