Statistics for Tort Law: Causation

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Two types of causation	Factual	100%
Two types of causation	Legal	100%
What is the name of the rule where one may suffer more harm than expected due to frailty?	Egg shell skull rule	40%
Two tests for legal causation?	Remoteness of damage	40%
Will D be responsible for full extent of the harm?	Yes	40%
Case for this?	Barnett v Chelsea [1969]	20%
Usual test	But for test	20%
Two types of injury	Divisible (cumulative)	20%
Two types of injury	Indivisible (non-cumulative)	20%
	Smith v Leech Brain [1962]	20%
Two types of material contribution?	To the harm	20%
Two types of material contribution?	To the risk of harm	20%
Two tests for legal causation?	Any intervening acts	0%
What case gave rise to apportioned damages in mesothelioma situations	Barker v Corus [2006]	0%
	Bonnington Customs v Wardlaw [1956]	0%
What is the case for causal link with regards to informed consent?	Chester v Afshar [2005]	0%
What case gave rise to the mesothelioma exception?	Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services [2002]	0%
	Home Office v Dorset Yacht [1970]	0%
	Mcghee v National Coal Board [1973]	0%
What statute nullified/revamped this?	S.3 Compensation Act 2006	0%
What case addresses issue of negligent and ordinary exposure to asbestos?	Sienkiewicz v Frief Ltd [2011]	0%
	Wagon Mound (No 1) [1961]	0%