What is the test for using a prescription drug to preserve a plaintiff’s health?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Boudreau v Zhang, 2019 BCSC 1347 (CanLII):
In Drodge v. Kozak, 2011 BCSC 1316, the court considered what was reasonably necessary to preserve a plaintiff’s health, and noted at para. 194: 194 … the court should examine whether on the evidence the plaintiff has used the items or services in the past and whether the plaintiff will likely use the items or services in the future: [citations omitted.]
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