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Tort 2025 BCCA 127

Lewis v. Gibeau

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in part, replacing a global loss-of-earning-capacity award with separate past and future awards, while upholding the dismissal of housekeeping costs.

  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future care costs
  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Capital asset approach
  • Earnings approach
  • Contingency deductions
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Torts 2024 BCCA 351

Charters v. Jordan

British Columbia Court of Appeal considered future loss of earning capacity after a bicycle accident, with the majority allowing the appeal and substituting $80,000.

  • Future loss of earning capacity
  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Rab framework
  • Palpable and overriding error
  • Capital asset approach
  • Valuation of hypothetical future loss
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Tort 2024 BCCA 100

Healey v. Mault

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from an $80,000 award for future loss of earning capacity after finding no reversible error in the trial judge’s assessment.

  • Loss of future earning capacity
  • Capital asset approach
  • Earnings approach
  • Quantification of damages
  • Standard of appellate review
  • Future-loss-of-earning-capacity
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Torts 2023 BCCA 392

Lamarque v. Rouse

Appeal and cross-appeal in a motor vehicle injury claim. The court set aside past loss of earning capacity, upheld future loss on an alternative basis, and refused fresh evidence.

  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Future care costs
  • Admission of fresh evidence on appeal
  • Contingency deduction
  • Capital asset approach
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Torts 2023 BCCA 300

Davies v. Penner

The Court of Appeal restored part of a future income award in a motor vehicle injury case, reducing damages from $82,000 to $55,000 after finding a factual error in valuation.

  • Loss of future earning capacity
  • Chronic pain
  • Capital asset approach
  • Quantification of damages
  • Standard of review
  • Loss-of-future-earning-capacity
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Torts 2023 BCCA 271

McHatten v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Appeal allowed in a personal injury damages case; the Court of Appeal held the trial reasons were insufficient and increased the future earning capacity award to $450,000.

  • Loss of future earning capacity
  • Capital asset approach
  • Contingency discount
  • Sufficiency of reasons
  • Reassessment of damages
  • Loss-of-future-earning-capacity
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Torts 2023 BCSC 821

Tanaka v. Gill

Supplementary reasons on post-trial reconsideration. The court revised the future loss of earning capacity award upward to $425,000 and declined any further mitigation reduction.

  • Loss of future earning capacity
  • Mitigation of damages
  • Reconsideration of judgment
  • Capital asset approach
  • Assessment of damages
  • Loss-of-future-earning-capacity
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Torts 2023 BCCA 185

Ng v. Corness

Appeal from damages awards after a motor vehicle accident was dismissed. The Court upheld findings on loss of earning capacity, future care, and renovation losses.

  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Future care costs
  • Replacement labour valuation
  • Residual earning capacity
  • Capital asset approach
  • Standard of appellate review
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Torts 2023 BCCA 159

Deegan v. L’Heureux

Appeal partly allowed. The Court of Appeal reduced the future earning capacity award from $250,000 to $70,000, but upheld the future care award.

  • Loss of future earning capacity
  • Cost of future care
  • Contributory negligence
  • Standard of review
  • Assessment of damages
  • Capital asset approach
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Personal injury 2023 BCCA 194

Keller v. Sparks

Appeal dismissed in a personal injury damages case. The Court of Appeal upheld a $450,000 award for loss of future earning capacity, finding no reversible error in the trial judge’s analysis.

  • Loss of future earning capacity
  • Contingency discounts
  • Capital asset approach
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Assessment of damages
  • Loss-of-future-earning-capacity
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