Is an ongoing disability compensable if there is a substantial possibility of future loss of income?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sharifi v. Chaklader, 2012 BCSC 685 (CanLII):

An ongoing disability is compensable if there is a substantial possibility of a future loss of income despite the plaintiff having returned to her usual employment: Sobolik v. Waters, 2010 BCCA 523.

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