What is the range of general damages for a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jiwani v. Borodi, 2014 BCSC 1164 (CanLII):

In assessing the plaintiff’s damages I refer to Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34 at para. 46, leave to appeal ref’d [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 100, wherein Kirkpatrick J.A. described some of the factors to be considered when assessing general damages, which include: (a) age of the plaintiff; (b) nature of the injury; (c) severity and duration of pain; (d) disability; (e) emotional suffering; (f) loss or impairment of life; (g) impairment of family, marital and social relationships; (h) impairment of physical and mental abilities; (i) loss of lifestyle; and (j) the plaintiff's stoicism (as a factor that should not, generally speaking, penalize the plaintiff).

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