What is the test for cost of future care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Woloschuk v Neuman, 2021 BCSC 940 (CanLII):
The test for determining the appropriate award for cost of future care is an objective one based on medical evidence. Awards for costs of future care must be both medically justified and reasonable – they must be both medically necessary and likely to be incurred by the plaintiff. The award of damages must be moderate and fair to both parties: Milina at 84; Riding-Brown v. Jenkins, 2014 BCSC 382 at para. 47.
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