Cantin v. Petersen

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeBruce, J.
Citation2012 BCSC 549,[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 549,[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 549 (SC)
Date17 April 2012
Subject MatterDAMAGES,DAMAGE AWARDS

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35 practice notes
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...2007 CanLII 17024 (SCJ) aff’d 2008 ONCA 876 ..................................................................327, 357 Cantin v Petersen, 2012 BCSC 549 .................................................................... 156 Capital Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd v Coppola, 2013 SKCA 80 .........
  • Compensation for Personal Injury
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ..., 2007 BCSC 671; Smith , above note 75. 99 [1911] 2 KB 786 (CA). 100 Morlan v Barrett , 2012 BCCA 66 at paras 57–60; Cantin v Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at paras 80–81. 101 Rowe , above note 74. 102 In Lowe v Guise , [2002] 3 All ER 454 (CA), the court held, on a preliminary motion, that a pl......
  • Rajan v. Hudon
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 4, 2014
    ...from properly mitigating where she fails to follow a recommendation for treatment for reasons beyond her control: Cantin v. Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at para. 109. The plaintiff's fear of re-injury flowed from the persistence of her chronic pain, and is a factor beyond her control. This is n......
  • Sirak v. Noonward et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 24, 2015
    ...and the defendants, in my view, the most similar, in terms of the factors relevant to non-pecuniary damages, is Cantin v. Peterson , 2012 BCSC 549. In that case, non-pecuniary damages of $150,000 were awarded after a reduction to reflect the finding the plaintiff's physical condition would ......
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  • Rajan v. Hudon
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 4, 2014
    ...from properly mitigating where she fails to follow a recommendation for treatment for reasons beyond her control: Cantin v. Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at para. 109. The plaintiff's fear of re-injury flowed from the persistence of her chronic pain, and is a factor beyond her control. This is n......
  • Sirak v. Noonward et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 24, 2015
    ...and the defendants, in my view, the most similar, in terms of the factors relevant to non-pecuniary damages, is Cantin v. Peterson , 2012 BCSC 549. In that case, non-pecuniary damages of $150,000 were awarded after a reduction to reflect the finding the plaintiff's physical condition would ......
  • Dennis v. Fothergill
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 12, 2012
    ...by the similar circumstances found in Felix v. Hearne , 2011 BCSC 1236; Zawadzki v. Calimoso , 2011 BCSC 45; Cantin v. Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549; Eccleston v. Dresen , 2009 BCSC 332; Williamson v. Suna , 2009 BCSC 576; and Shapiro v. Dailey , 2010 BCSC 770. [73] The defendant argues that whi......
  • Suri v. Thomasen
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 7, 2023
    ...involved plaintiffs who were not able to work (Sebaa v. Ricci, 2015 BCSC 1492, Marois v. Pelech, 2007 BCSC 1969, and Cantin v. Petersen, 2012 BCSC 549) or “had little hope for the future” (Pololos v. Cinnamon-Lopez, 2016 BCSC 81), neither of which reflect Ms. Suri’......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...2007 CanLII 17024 (SCJ) aff’d 2008 ONCA 876 ..................................................................327, 357 Cantin v Petersen, 2012 BCSC 549 .................................................................... 156 Capital Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd v Coppola, 2013 SKCA 80 .........
  • Compensation for Personal Injury
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ..., 2007 BCSC 671; Smith , above note 75. 99 [1911] 2 KB 786 (CA). 100 Morlan v Barrett , 2012 BCCA 66 at paras 57–60; Cantin v Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at paras 80–81. 101 Rowe , above note 74. 102 In Lowe v Guise , [2002] 3 All ER 454 (CA), the court held, on a preliminary motion, that a pl......