Is a plaintiff entitled to damages for loss of future earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rozendaal v. Landingin, 2013 BCSC 24 (CanLII):
A claim for loss of future earning capacity raises two key questions: first, has the plaintiff’s earning capacity been impaired by his or her injuries; and second, if it has, what compensation should be awarded for the financial harm that will accrue over time as a result? As far as possible, the plaintiff should be put in the position he or she would have been in but for the injuries caused by the defendant’s negligence: Lines v. W & D Logging Co. Ltd., 2009 BCCA 106 at para. 185.
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