How is a loss of earning capacity calculated when the loss is quantifiable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Arletto v. Kin, 2016 BCSC 77 (CanLII):
The earnings approach to loss of earning capacity is appropriate here when the loss is quantifiable in a measurable way. As stated by Garson J.A. in Perren v. Lalari, 2010 BCCA 140 at para. 12 (Perren):
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