What is a plaintiff's loss of future income or capacity to earn income as a result of his injuries?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mossop v Hogg, 2019 BCSC 1552 (CanLII):
Given the uncertainties with regard to when the plaintiff is likely to have to stop working as an automotive mechanic and with regard to what other positions or occupations may be available to him when he does and at what kind of pay level, I have concluded that the plaintiff's loss of future income or capacity to earn income cannot be calculated, but rather must be assessed. As the court said in Ross v. Dupuis, 2017 BCSC 2159:
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