What is the test for making a claim for the cost of future care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Litt v. Hassan, 2015 BCSC 1920 (CanLII):
The test to be applied when determining if an award should be made for the cost of future care is whether there is a medical justification for the claim and whether the claim is reasonable: Rizzolo v. Brett, 2010 BCCA 398 at para. 74.
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