Back in the olden days, vicious killers might have been seen to break the causal chain, and to be responsible to their victims. Today, those who operate the garage where the killers chose to park are liable because they didn't close it. This case is one where, it is to be hoped, the doctrine of proximate causation will again prevail at the Court of Appeals level.
Hindsight Bias triumphs over Proximate Causation
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |




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