Can a person who witnessed a traumatic event, or the immediate aftermath, involving a family member recover damages for mental injury?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from E.B. v British Columbia (Child, Family and Community Services), 2019 BCSC 2200 (CanLII):
In some cases, the law recognizes that a person may recover damages for mental injury where that person witnesses a traumatic event, or the immediate aftermath, involving a family member (see for example: Snowball v. Ornge, 2017 ONSC 4601 at para. 16.).
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