Is there any case law where common sense and common sense should be applied to the calculation of future care costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bains v. Brar, 2013 BCSC 1828 (CanLII):
In Penner v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 135, the court provided a reminder that a little common sense should inform awards of costs of future care, however much they be recommended by experts in the field. At para. 13, the court said:
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