What are the principles governing a claim for loss of future earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kijowski v. Scott, 2015 BCSC 2335 (CanLII):
Turning to the claim for loss of future earning capacity, the principles governing an assessment of such a claim are well described by Mr. Justice Voith in Brewster v. Li, 2013 BCSC 774 at para 142:
The legal framework for the assessment of the plaintiff's future wage loss claim has been described numerous times. The decision of Reilly v. Lynn, 2003 BCCA 49, 10 B.C.L.R. (4th) 16 contains a useful summary of some of the principles and approaches that are to be used when assessing future earning capacity:
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