What is the test for damages for future care costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Thomson v Thiessen, 2018 BCSC 1353 (CanLII):
In addition, I note that in Andrews v. Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd., 1978 CanLII 1 (SCC), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 229, Dickson J. stated at 242 that damages for cost of future care “must be moderate and fair to both parties.”
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