What is the test for a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Baltadjian v Schaeffer, 2021 BCSC 752 (CanLII):
As is apparent from the foregoing, the plaintiff must prove that there is a real and substantial possibility of a future event leading to an income loss. Some of the factors to take into account in assessing this possibility are set out in Miller v. Lawlor, 2012 BCSC 387, at para. 114:
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