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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The principle that causation exists when the defendant's conduct is an important or significant contributor to the plaintiff's injuries.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - substantial%2Dfactor%20test

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"The substantial factor test for determining proximate cause was incorporated into the Restatement (Second) of Torts ... which in turn has been adopted in Pennsylvania." The trial courts dictionary definition of "substantial" is incorrect. As recognized in case law, it means significant or recognizable, and it need not be quantified as considerable or large.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - substantial%2Dfactor%20test

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