CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CORNER 6: CLAIMANT FAILS TO ESTABLISH CAUSATION: STATISTICAL RISK REDUCTION DOES NOT SATISFY THE BURDEN OF PROOF

Establishing causation is a key element of many clinical negligence cases.  Here we have a case where the issue of causation was put in two ways: the "but for" test and alternatively the "indivisible injury" test.  The claimant did not succeed on either basis.  This is another case that shows precis...