The Plaintiff sought damages under the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.F.3, following the death of his wife in an MVA. The Plaintiff was blind and his deceased wife had been his primary caregiver. The Plaintiff sought damages that would take into account the pecuniary loss he now suffered as a result of his wife’s death. Justice Mew considered the actual economic loss suffered by the Plaintiff (rather than the “conventional” damages ranges for loss of guidance, care, and companionship) and awarded the Plaintiff $390,000.00 in FLA damages (based on the value of three years of potential services that the Plaintiff had lost from his deceased spouse).
