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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
You might be right in a criminal court, but standards are different in civil law. IANAL FWIW.
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I think he means it doesn't matter if it's intent or negligence because a guy with a brain injury can't form intent nor (arguably) be negligent. The standard of proof of either is the same, you are correct there.
The only difference is that I think you would get some punitive damages for an intentional act (but not like you'd get in the US). The Flames and Wideman are pretty lucky this is a Calgary case.