What is the range of damages available to a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mineault v. Kamloops (City), 2017 BCSC 316 (CanLII):
The plaintiff is entitled to recover damages for her losses suffered, but the extent of those losses may depend on whether she has taken reasonable steps to avoid their unreasonable accumulation: Mann v. Bains et al, 2006 BCSC 837 at para. 32.
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