What is the quantum of loss of future earning capacity for a plaintiff?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ahadi v. Valdez, 2013 BCSC 714 (CanLII):
The award for loss of future earning capacity is an assessment, not a mathematical calculation, and it involves a comparison between the likely future of the plaintiff if the accident had not happened and the plaintiff's likely future after the accident. The degree of impairment to the plaintiff's earning capacity depends upon the type and severity of the plaintiff's injuries and the nature of the anticipated employment at issue. In valuing the award, the judge must consider the likely duration of the plaintiff's prospective working life and must account for negative and positive contingencies which are unique to each case. The final award must be fair and reasonable in all the circumstances. See Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144, at paras. 32-33.
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