Topic
Causation
438 published works
UK Inquest Law Blog
“Over-interpreting a very speculative dataset”: theoretical possibilities need not be explored at an inquest
R (Drysdale) v HMAC Manchester (South) [2025] EWHC 1850 (Admin) 18 July 2025, judgment here To what extent an inquest must investigate possible causes of death is often a perplexing…
Drug & Device Law
Gardasil POTS Expert Gets Panned
By Bexis
We’ve gleefully detailed the plaintiffs’ utter failure in the Zostavax MDL to establish causation. Now, the Gardasil MDL likewise seems well on the way to a place on the list…
Legal Theory Blog
Wright on Legal Proof and Warranted Belief
Richard W. Wright (Illinois Inst. Tech., Chicago-Kent College of Law) has posted Legal Proof: Warranted Degrees of Belief (Not Statistical/Mathematical Probability) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Considerable confusion exists,…
Legal Theory Blog
Sangiuliano on Causation
Anthony Sangiuliano (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law; York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies) have posted Causation and Exposition on SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
Unpredictable
Comments on Recent Cases: June 2025
By Will Newman
Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zohran_Mamdani#/media/File:2025_NYC_Dem_Primary_Election_11.jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent…
TortsProf Blog
Wright on Causation and Legal Responsibility
Richard Wright has posted to SSRN a series on Causation and Legal Responsibility, Parts 1 and 2. Part 1 is "Actual Causation and Scope of Liability," and the abstract provides:This…
Legal Theory Blog
Wright on Causation and Legal Resposibility
Richard W. Wright (Illinois Inst. Tech., Chicago-Kent College of Law) has posted Causation and Legal Responsibility, Part 1: Actual Causation and Scope of Liability (CTLA Forum, Winter 2025, pp. 18-22,…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Illinois Appellate Court Holds Causation Can be Addressed in Appraisal Process
The Illinois Appellate Court held that issues of causation can be part of an appraisal process. Xaing Zhoa v. State Farm Fire & Cas., Co., 2025 Ill App.…
Legal Theory Blog
Abrams on Proximate Cause
Yuval Abrams (Michigan State University - College of Law) has posted Relative Proximity and Proximate Cause (Baylor Law Review, Vol 77 (1), pp. 131-204) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
EvidenceProf Blog
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Finds Failure to Instruct Jury on Causation in Murder Trial Caused the Defendant “Egregious Harm”
By Colin Miller
Under Texas law, if a criminal defendant fails to object to an error in the jury instructions, an appellate court will only reverse if the error caused him "egregious harm."…