Real Estate/Development
Feb. 7, 2002
Unclear Court
Tort Law Practitioner Column - By Michael Paul Thomas - The question of causation in any tort case is typically one of fact for the jury to decide. To justify having a court decide a lack of causation as a matter of law, a defendant must show there is no "room for a reasonable difference of opinion." Pool v. City of Oakland, 42 Cal.3d 1051 (1986). Yet the California Supreme Court recently has decided two cases that only serve to confuse the issue.
Tort Law
By Michael Paul Thomas
The question of causation in any tort case is typically one of fact for the jury to decide. To justify having a court decide a lack of causation as a matter of law...
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