Causation Case Law

Question 1

Yanka v. Edwards Industries

Answer 1

Causation has two components: direct and proximate cause.

Question 2

Direct Cause

Answer 2

The plaintiff would not have been harmed “but-for” the defendant’s conduct, or the defendant’s conduct was a substantial factor in bringing about the harm

Question 3

Proximate Cause

Answer 3

It must be shown that the harm suffered by the plaintiff was a reasonably foreseeable result based on the defendant’s conduct

Question 4

Whalen v. Wilkerson

Answer 4

Reasonable foreseeability requires only that the defendant should have foreseen the general type of risk that caused the accident