What are the principles of damages for cost of future care?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ruchelski v. Moore, 2013 BCSC 492 (CanLII):

In Erickson v. Sibble, 2012 BCSC 1880, Madam Justice Ballance summarized the principles that apply to a claim for damages for cost of future care:

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