What is the test for future care costs for a plaintiff with learning disabilities?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Primeau v Dhaliwal, 2022 BCSC 19 (CanLII):
The purpose of an award for the costs of future care is to sustain or improve the mental or physical health of the plaintiff. The costs awarded must be reasonable and medically justified: Andrews v. Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd., 1978 CanLII 1 (SCC), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 229 at paras. 241-242.
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