What is the test for assessing a plaintiff's cost of future care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Birrer v Thomas, 2019 BCSC 1642 (CanLII):
In Peters v. Ortner, 2013 BCSC 1861, Justice Harris outlined the principles to consider when assessing a plaintiff's cost of future care at paras. 141-144:
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