Is a plaintiff entitled to compensation for the cost of future care based on what is "reasonably necessary"?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tull v Gillett, 2021 BCSC 724 (CanLII):
A plaintiff is entitled to compensation for the cost of future care based on what is “reasonably necessary” to restore her to her pre-accident health, in so far as that is possible: Gignac v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2012 BCCA 351 at paras. 29–30.
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