What are the consequences of future care costs for future contingencies?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fuchser v. Wilson, 2012 BCSC 176 (CanLII):
Future care costs must also be adjusted for future contingencies. Dickson J. said the following about adjusting future care awards for contingencies in Gilbert v. Bottle, 2011 BCSC 1389 at para. 253:
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