What is the test for a plaintiff to prove that a future care cost is medically necessary?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tourand v. Charette, 2015 BCSC 2165 (CanLII):
Based on my review of the authorities put forward by the parties, I agree with the plaintiff that she need not go so far as to prove that a future care cost is medically necessary, but there must be an evidentiary link between the evidence regarding the plaintiff’s pain and disability and recommended treatment and the care recommended by a qualified health care professional (see Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144, at para. 39).
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