What are the damages for loss of income, cost of future care, cost-of-future care, and loss of earning capacity?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Semeniuk v. Cox, 2000 ABQB 18 (CanLII):

Pursuant to Andrews v. Grand & Toy, 1978 CanLII 1 (SCC), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 229 and its progeny, I will address damages under the four following categories: pre-trial pecuniary loss, non-pecuniary loss, cost of future care, and loss of earning capacity. (i) Pre-Trial Pecuniary Loss

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