Where a plaintiff claims that a psychiatric injury (PTSD) caused a decision to leave employment, the jury must be directed that the injury need only be a contributory cause of that decision, not the sole or pre-eminent cause. Where the existence of the psychiatric injury itself is in dispute, a new trial cannot be limited to damages because the issues of liability and damages are inextricably intertwined.
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