How much is a plaintiff entitled to in damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Layes v Stevens, 2017 BCSC 895 (CanLII):
The assessment of non-pecuniary damages is also influenced by each plaintiff's personal experiences in dealing with their injuries and their consequences, and the plaintiff's ability to articulate that experience: Dilello v. Montgomery, 2005 BCCA 56 at para. 25. Olson v. Farran, 2016 BCSC 1255 at paras. 156 and 158.
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