Causation in tort law¶
Wright, R. W. (1985). Causation in tort law. California Law Review, 73(6), 1735-1828.
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Primes¶
- Minimal Modification Principle
- If no, then the defendant's act was causally responsible (under the but-for standard), a doctrine Wright (1985) refined into the NESS (Necessary Element of a Sufficient Set) account of legal causation.
This sourceRefines the but-for test into the NESS (Necessary Element of a Sufficient Set) account of causal contribution; uses minimal counterfactual reasoning to bound legal liability while addressing overdetermination cases the simple but-for test mishandles.
- If no, then the defendant's act was causally responsible (under the but-for standard), a doctrine Wright (1985) refined into the NESS (Necessary Element of a Sufficient Set) account of legal causation.
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