What factors are considered in assessing non-pecuniary damages in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Peterson v. Verma, 2014 BCSC 2622 (CanLII):
The list of common factors for consideration when assessing non‑pecuniary damages includes the age of the plaintiff, the nature of the injury, the 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 which, as a factor, should not, generally speaking, penalize the plaintiff: Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34.
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