What are the implications of a motor vehicle accident on a plaintiff's future earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mesbah v Piche, 2021 BCSC 1310 (CanLII):
Claims for past and future loss of earning capacity are subject to many of the same legal principles. Both involve claims for the loss of the value of the work the plaintiff would have performed but was or will be unable to perform because of the injuries caused by the accident: Falati v. Smith, 2010 BCSC 465 at para. 39, aff’d 2011 BCCA 45.
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