Is a plaintiff entitled to an award for loss of future earning capacity calculated solely on the basis of mathematical calculations?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Flores v Burrows, 2018 BCSC 334 (CanLII):

An award for loss of future earning capacity is not to be calculated solely on the basis of mathematical calculations, while “if there are mathematical aids that may be of some assistance, the court should start its analysis by considering them”: Jurczak v. Mauro, 2013 BCCA 507, at paras. 36-37.

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