In a loss of future earning capacity case, is a plaintiff entitled to an award for loss of earning capacity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Javier v. Hooper, 2014 BCSC 1253 (CanLII):

In Schenker v. Scott, 2014 BCCA 203 Mr. Justice Harris (speaking for the court) recently reviewed the law concerning an award for loss of future earning capacity at para. 50:

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