'Increased Risk of Harm' and Causation

There is an ongoing debate in many circles as to whether causation is a separate entity from “increased risk of harm” in ...
Law

The Causation Defense as a Matter of Law

The trial and appellate courts recognize that the causation element is vital to the plaintiff's prima facie case, and that without both factual and expert support for the causal link, there is no ...
The National Law Review

First Circuit Adopts But-For Causation Standard for Kickback-Premised False Claims Act Actions

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Courts Continue to Grapple with the Causation Standard for False Claims Act Suits Based on Alleged Kickback Schemes, While the Supreme Court Stays on the Sidelines

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The Las Vegas Optic

FEMA says fire victims will have to prove ‘causation’ to get payment for well contamination

Officials with the federal claims office overseeing a multi-billion-dollar compensation fund for New Mexico’s Hermits ...
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SCIENCE/LAW INTERACTIONS AND THE PROBLEM OF CAUSATION

Energy & Environment, Vol. 11, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: LOW LEVEL RADIATION, NUCLEAR POWER AND THE LAW (2000), pp. 207-216 (10 pages) Traditionally tort (personal injury) cases have been regarded as ...
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Causation or Confusion: A Reappraisal of the Law of Negligence

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The doctrine of contributory negligence is one of perennial controversy. Merely mentioning the words at any state bar association meeting is ...