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Trusts and trustees 2019 BCCA 141

Pestano v. Wong

Appeal in a medical malpractice damages case about investment management fees and tax gross-up. The Court reduced the management fee award and upheld the gross-up methodology.

  • Investment management fees
  • Fund management
  • Discount rate
  • Tax gross-up
  • Prudent investor standard
  • Trustee duties
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Tort 2017 BCSC 1666

Pestano v. Wong

The court gave directions on gross-up and management-fee assumptions in a settled medical malpractice case, including inflation, tax credits, investment advice, and actuarial method.

  • Management fee
  • Tax gross‑up
  • Investment management
  • Committee of the person
  • Disability tax credit
  • Attendant care tax credit
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Torts 2003 BCCA 678

Lee (Guardian ad litem of) v. Richmond Hospital Society

The Court of Appeal upheld a damages award in a medical negligence case, finding the trial judge’s approach to future care, tax gross-up, management fees, and life expectancy was supported by evidence.

  • Future care
  • Tax gross-up
  • Management fees
  • Life expectancy assessment
  • Probabilistic vs life-certain valuation
  • Excess death vs mortality ratio
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Pension law 2001 BCCA 303

C.A.S.A.W. v. Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd.

Court of Appeal held that deleting overtime from pensionable earnings did not adversely affect accrued benefits under the plan and dismissed the appeal.

  • Accrued benefits
  • Plan amendments
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Interpretation of pension plans
  • Actuarial methods
  • Costs payable from fund
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Tort 2001 NSSC 104

Murray Estate v. Advocate Contracting Ltd.

Court accepted plaintiffs' actuarial approach using the modified sole dependency (Basis B) for PMU, accepted Tarrel's assumptions on deceased's promotion, gross-up method and remarriage contingencies, awarded specified non-pecuniary and pecuniary damages and set total award at $1,051,513.19 (after deduction of $12,000 Section B benefits); costs reserved.

  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Loss of financial support
  • Loss of services (housekeeping)
  • Personal maintenance use (pmu)
  • Remarriage/divorce contingency
  • Gross-up for tax
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