What is the current state of the law on a claim that a plaintiff has failed to mitigate her damages?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Loveys v. Fleetham, 2012 BCSC 358 (CanLII):

Preston J. in Antoniali v. Massey, 2008 BCSC 1085 at para. 31 outlined a framework for review of a claim that a plaintiff has failed to mitigate her damages:

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