Causation in tort law

Wright, R. W. (1985). Causation in tort law. California Law Review, 73(6), 1735-1828.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1985

Volume

73

Issue

6

Pages

1735-1828

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Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/3480373matched

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philosophy

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• 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.

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