Is a plaintiff entitled to claim for past and future loss of earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lo v Hughes, 2020 BCSC 840 (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 was or will be unable to perform because of the injuries and symptoms caused by the accidents (Falati v. Smith, 2010 BCSC 465 at para. 39, aff’d 2011 BCCA 45).
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