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Torts: class 17

kstreseman
October 09, 2018

Torts: class 17

kstreseman

October 09, 2018
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  1. CLASS 17 •Proximate causation: the quest for a test •Direct

    cause •Foreseeability & scope of risk •Substantial factor •Intervening/superseding cause
  2. SUBSTANTIAL FACTOR •A look back: substantial factor as an alternative

    to but-for in actual causation •Substantial factor as a standard for proximate causation