What is the test for an award under the heading of cost of future care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hubbs v. Escueta, 2013 BCSC 103 (CanLII):
The test for determining the appropriate award under the heading of cost of future care is an objective one based on medical evidence. For an award of future care: (1) there must be a medical justification for claims for cost of future care; and (2) the claims must be reasonable: Milina v. Bartsch at p. 84.
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