Causation Flashcards
Barnett
bad tea/refused treatment – D wins
Lambton
rival refreshment contractors; organ noise – P wins; both Ds liable
Corey
motorbikes spooking horse – P wins; both Ds liable
Kingston
merging fires, one of unknown origin – P wins; D liable for full damages
Lake Winnipeg
Red: boat running aground twice – P wins; D liable for full damages
Willoughby
leg injured by driving then robbery – P wins; D liable for full damages
Jobling
back injury + unrelated spinal injury – D wins
Saunders
defective breaks on rental car/no use – D wins
Wright
doctor’s non-referral to negligent hospital – P wins; D liable
Leonati
back injuries + pre-existing condition = herniated disc – P wins; Ds liable
Blackstock
malignant chest growth/tumor – D wins
Cook
hunting accident/gunshot to the eye – P wins; both Ds liable
Koziol
negligent nurse note-keeping – D wins
Sindell
Red: carcinogenic pregnancy drug manufacturers – P wins; all Ds liable
McGhee
Yellow: brick kiln dermatitis/no showers – P wins
Reynolds
fat woman falls down dark stairs – P wins
Zuchowicz
Red: negligent prescription overdose – P wins
Wilsher
Yellow: premature birth with impaired vision – D wins
Snell
Yellow: cataract operation/surgery hemorrhage – P wins
Fairchild
employers causing mesothelioma – P wins; both Ds liable
Walker
HIV pamphlet/blood transfusion – P wins
Clements
nail in tire/bike crash – new trial ordered
Gregg
Red: misdiagnosed malignant lump/no injury – D wins
Laferriere
Red: breast lump removal/non-diagnosis of cancer– D wins
Hertz
Red: ice flying off truck – P wins
