How is an award under loss of future earning capacity calculated?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Bergen v. Gaetz, 2015 BCSC 2303 (CanLII):

Where an earnings approach is the most appropriate method of assessing an award under loss of future earning capacity but it does not fully encompass the realities of the situation, it is correct to consider all of the evidence and adjust the award for further negative contingencies: Westbroek v. Brizuela, 2014 BCCA 48 at paras. 64-66.

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