What is the test for establishing that a defendant is liable for an injury caused by negligence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Perry v. Vargas, 2012 BCSC 1925 (CanLII):
There is no need for the plaintiff to establish that the defendant’s negligence was the sole cause of the injury. As long as the defendant was part of the cause of an injury, the defendant will be liable even if his or her act alone was not enough to create the injury. The defendant remains liable for all injuries substantially connected to or caused by the defendant’s negligence: Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458 at para. 17, 140 D.L.R. (4th) 235.
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