What is the range of damages for a plaintiff who refused to accept a number of reasonable recommendations from her medical advisors?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mohan v. Khan, 2012 BCSC 436 (CanLII):
The defendants submit that taking into account the effects of the plaintiff’s refusal to accept a number of reasonable recommendations from her medical advisors, the plaintiff’s damages under all heads should be reduced by between 30% and 40%, and cites the decision in Antoniali v. Massey, 2008 BCSC 1085, as support of this position.
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