Is a plaintiff entitled to compensation for loss of earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nagra v Stapleton, 2017 BCSC 2225 (CanLII):
An award for loss of earning capacity recognizes that the plaintiff’s capacity to earn income has been taken away. As noted in Rosvold v. Dunlop, 2001 BCCA 1 at para. 8: Where a plaintiff’s permanent injury limits him in his capacity to perform certain activities and consequently impairs his income earning capacity, he is entitled to compensation.
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