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    If a defendant's market share is 90%, the probability the... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Statistical evidence alone cannot provide the knowledge necessary for a finding of liability.

    If a defendant's market share is 90%, the probability they caused harm exceeds most 'beyond reasonable doubt' thresholds.

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    • 1.With 90% market share, statistical probability strongly favors the defendant caused harm in any given case, meeting high confidence thresholds.
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    • 2.Market dominance enables and incentivizes harmful conduct; near-monopoly control creates causal likelihood exceeding reasonable doubt standards.
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    • 3.In mass tort scenarios, 90% market share establishes rebuttable presumption of causation, shifting burden appropriately to defendant.
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    • 1.Market share alone cannot establish individual causation; 10% of cases involve other responsible parties, making guilt mathematically uncertain.
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    • 2.Beyond reasonable doubt requires specific evidence of defendant's conduct harming plaintiff, not probabilistic inference from market position.
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    • 3.High market share indicates competitive success or market conditions, not necessarily wrongdoing or causal connection to particular plaintiff's injury.
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