What are the parties' obligations when the issue of mitigation is raised in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sevinski v. Vance, 2011 BCSC 892 (CanLII):
The parties agree that the following comments of Rowles J.A. in Graham v. Rogers, 2001 BCCA 432, concisely capture the respective obligations of the parties when the issue of mitigation is raised in a personal injury case:
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