What is the test for a personal injury award in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Henbury v Egilson, 2019 BCSC 215 (CanLII):
Any personal injury award should be fair and reasonable for both parties as those concepts are measured against the adverse impact of the particular injuries on the particular plaintiff and on the unique facts of the individual case: Anderson v. Rizzardo, 2015 BCSC 2349 at para. 198.
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