What is the impact of accident-induced injuries on a plaintiff's ability to make a reasonable choice in a medical malpractice case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sharma v Day, 2020 BCSC 1365 (CanLII):
Courts will also consider whether a plaintiff’s capacity to make an objectively reasonable choice with respect to treatment recommendations has been substantially inhibited by their accident-induced injuries: Cassells v. Ladolcetta, 2012 BCCA 27 at para. 26.
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