Can a plaintiff claim compensation for past loss of earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gauthier v Chan, 2019 BCSC 1627 (CanLII):
As was observed in Rowe v. Bobell Express Ltd. 2005 BCCA 141, compensation for past loss of earning capacity is based on what the plaintiff would have earned, but was unable to because of the injury sustained.
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