Common factors that influence an award of non-pecuniary damages include age of the plaintiff, nature of the injury, severity and duration of pain, disability, emotional suffering, loss or impairment of life, impairment of family, marital and social relationships, impairment of physical and mental abilities, loss of lifestyle, and the plaintiff’s stoicism (a factor that should generally not penalize the plaintiff): Stapley v. Hejslet 2006 BCCA 34 at ¶ 46.
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