Is a defendant entitled to a future care claim for future care costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Koltai v. Wang, 2015 BCSC 1346 (CanLII):
The defendant contends that future care awards are meant to compensate the plaintiff for financial costs reasonably anticipated by the plaintiff to sustain or promote mental or physical health: Fontaine v. Van Kampen, 2013 BCSC 1702.
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