What is the standard of damages for pain and suffering in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ishii v. Wong, 2015 BCSC 922 (CanLII):
A plaintiff is entitled to reasonable damages for his or her pain and suffering. The plaintiff should be placed in the same position he or she would have been if the accident had not occurred, but not in a better position: Parypa v. Wickware, 1999 BCCA 88, at para. 29.
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