What are the factors used to determine general damages in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gormick v. Amenta, 2013 BCSC 1128 (CanLII):
Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34, describes some of the factors to be considered when assessing general damages. They include: (a) age of the plaintiff; (b) nature of the injury; (c) severity and duration of pain; (d) disability; (e) emotional suffering; and (f) loss or impairment of life; (g) impairment of family, marital and social relationships; (h) impairment of physical and mental abilities; (i) loss of lifestyle; and (j) the plaintiff's stoicism (as a factor that should not, generally speaking, penalize the plaintiff).
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