What is the test for an award for future care costs in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Antignani v Heaney, 2022 BCSC 228 (CanLII):
An award for the cost of future care is intended to compensate the plaintiff for treatments and care that are reasonably necessary to restore the plaintiff to their pre-accident condition, so far as it is possible. That must be based on medical evidence of what is reasonably necessary to promote physical and mental health. The assessment is not a precise accounting exercise and is subject to deduction for contingencies, based on the specific care needs of the plaintiff: Pike v. Kasiri, 2016 BCSC 555 at paras. 350 and 354–356.
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