What is the test for future loss of income for a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Higashi v. Chiarot, 2021 ONSC 8201 (CanLII):
An award for future loss of income compensates the plaintiff for his or her loss of earning capacity, meaning the loss of an asset or capacity to earn: see Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp. , 2014 ONCA 419, 120 O.R. (3d) 481, at par. 102. Pre accident work history
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