In this ICBC personal injury case the claimant sought injury compensation of over $ 865,000,
with loss of future earning capacity at over $ 618,000.
Not exact matches
The following is just a sample
of some
of the considerations to be taken into account: The severity
of the physical and emotional injuries suffered; whether the injuries suffered are permanent; the amount
of the case related medical bills and past lost wages; whether and to what extent the injured party will require
future medical care; whether and to what extent there will likely be
future lost wages or
future loss of earning capacity; and whether there is any permanent disfiguring scarring; how quality
of life and relations
with loved ones has been impaired.
While each case must be evaluated on an individual basis, damages may include medical expenses and cost
of future medical care,
loss of wages,
loss of future earning capacity, damages for pain, suffering and emotional distress, and punitive damages designed to punish drivers who acted
with gross negligence or malicious intent.
The Appellants take issue
with the award for
future loss of income
earning capacity ($ 250,000.00), although they do not dispute the trial judge's finding that Mr. Fadai established a «real and substantial possibility
of a
future event leading to an income
loss».
In addition to potential costs associated
with future medical procedures and lifetime care, a spinal cord injury victim may also recover compensation for lost income, lost
earning capacity, emotional distress, mental anguish,
loss of spousal companionship,
loss of the use
of a body part, and
loss of enjoyment
of life.
In addition to your lost income and
loss of future earning capacity, you may be entitled to recover any
loss of benefits, such as health insurance, pension plans, bonuses or other benefits directly associated
with your employment.
The wife sought an equal share
of two
of the husband's bonuses for work done in 2005 and 2006, worth just under # 2.4 m each, together
with an additional sum
of # 1.5 m as compensation for her
loss in the
future of a share
of his income and her interest in his
earning capacity.
More importantly, and for the reasons already given, doing so in this case would visit upon the plaintiff an unduly punitive sanction — one that fails to give any weight: (1) to the challenges associated
with forecasting how a court might assess her
loss of future earning capacity claim; and (2) to the plaintiff's compromised ability to accurately evaluate her own situation.