What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff’s claim is based on her subjective complaints of injuries for which the normal recovery period has long passed?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Griffioen v. Arnold, 2017 BCSC 490 (CanLII):

The defendants say that “…the plaintiff’s case depends on her subjective complaints of injuries for which the normal recovery period has long passed”. In Liu v. Bipinchandra, 2016 BCSC 283 at para. 51, Voith J. said:

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