The manslaughter charge, he said, meant simply a defendant "recklessly caused the death of another person."
The defendants caused the illegal importation of prescription drugs from Canada .
The jury ruled against the plaintiff and found that the defendants did not cause Slee's death.
However, the jury found that the defendants "did not proximately cause" Slee's death.
The Court of Appeal held the defendants liable in negligence for damage caused to the dress.
It must be shown that the defendant intended (which, again, includes both purpose and awareness of practical certainty) to cause really serious injury to someone.
During one of the lessons, the defendant lost control of the car and caused an accident in which the plaintiff was injured.
The defendant then showed this videotape to numerous individuals and caused severe distress to the plaintiff.
Should the law confirm that the defendant caused the harm, or should liability be limited?
What is the position when the first defendant is sued and the second defendant has caused similar or greater damage?