Insubstantiality of the Substantial Factor Test for Causation, The

Because David's focus in his scholarly work has been on factual causation, and because he has contributed so much to our understanding of that subject in the Third Restatement, we have chosen a topic in that area for this essay. The essay addresses factual cause in toxic substances cases where the evidence of exposure is meager. 7 We're not sure that David will agree with all of what we say, but we hope that he will be honored by our choice of topic.