How much is a plaintiff entitled to compensation for future economic losses?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Greenhalgh v. Douro-Dummer (Township), 2009 CanLII 71014 (ON SC):

In Graham v. Rourke, Doherty J.A. stated: A plaintiff who establishes a real and substantial risk of future pecuniary loss is not necessarily entitled to the full measure of that potential loss. Compensation for future loss is not an all or nothing proposition. Entitlement to compensation will depend in part on the degree of risk established. The greater the risk of loss, the greater the compensation. The measure of compensation for future economic loss will also depend on the possibility, if any, that a plaintiff would have suffered some or all of those projected losses even if the wrong done to her had not occurred. The greater this possibility, the lower the award for future pecuniary loss.[69]

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