| The law allows you
to be compensated for your pain and suffering, loss of amenities
and loss of enjoyment of life. Not only are you entitled to
compensation for the pain and suffering, but you may also be
entitled to recover personal expenses incurred,
wage loss,
cost of medical care, or
loss of earning capacity. A person’s entitlement to damages for
their pain and suffering varies according to a variety
of different factors. Such an award
is intended by the Court to compensate you, to the
extent that money can do so, for the inconvenience and
disruption of your life caused to you by your injuries. The
Supreme Court of Canada has called this a "functional" approach
to damages. |
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A person who suffers very serious injuries will be
entitled to greater compensation in the form of general
damages than a person who experiences less serious or
intrusive injuries. |
