In what circumstances will a plaintiff receive compensation for failing to complete tasks due to medical malpractice?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bhadlawala v. Baxter, 2012 BCSC 366 (CanLII):
In McTavish v. MacGillivray, 2000 BCCA 164, Huddart J.A. wrote at para. 69 as follows: A plaintiff who performed the tasks with difficulty or functioned with the tasks undone and never to be done will be compensated for that loss under the head of pain and suffering and loss of amenity, just as she would if she were to go to work every day, earning her regular wages, but suffer in the course of mitigating her loss.
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