What is the test for pain and suffering in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gordon v. Ahn, 2016 BCSC 795 (CanLII):
As in Leong v. Besic, I have concluded that the plaintiff’s pain and suffering caused by the accident has minimally interfered with her life and any continuing symptoms will more likely be at the lower end of the spectrum of pain than the upper end.
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