In what circumstances will a plaintiff refuse treatment for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Khairati v. Prasad, 2002 BCSC 360 (CanLII):
In Janiak v. Ippolito, 1985 CanLII 62 (SCC), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 146, the court considered a failure to take reasonable treatment for injuries sustained in an accident, and discussed that refusal in the context of a pre-existing infirmity.
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