Assessment of general damages involves both the severity of injury and its overall effect on well-being. The considerations from Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34, include: age, 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 stoicism.
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