Is there a duty on a plaintiff to take reasonable steps to minimize the loss of personal injury?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Peragine v. Serena, 2012 BCSC 1218 (CanLII):

There is a duty on the part of all injured plaintiffs to take reasonable steps to minimize the loss: Latuszek v. Bel-Air Taxi (1992) Limited, 2009 BCSC 798 at para. 85.

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