Court awards plaintiff $418,000 for loss of housekeeping capacity
In what may be one of the largest awards to date in BC for loss of housekeeping capacity, the court in Kim v. Lin, 2016 BCSC 2405 awarded a 36 year-old plaintiff $418,000…
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Court of Appeal sets aside award for future cost of Botox treatments saying “no evidentiary foundation for the award”
In reasons for judgment released this morning, the BC Court of Appeal in Reimer v. Bischoff, 2017 BCCA 4, overturned a trial judge’s $34,000 award for future cost of Boto…
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Court of Appeal upholds finding that bus driver negligent for “braking too hard”
In reasons for judgment released this morning, the BC Court of Appeal in Benavides v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 15, dismissed an appeal by Tran…
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How a Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help You Claim Psychological Injuries
There is increasing awareness about the toll mental illness and mental injuries have in our society. However, those injured in motor vehicle accident still struggle when …
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Court finds restaurant liable in slip-and-fall case saying “no satisfactory efforts” made to keep floor clean
In reasons for judgment published this week, the court in Robinson v. 1390709 Alberta Ltd., 2016 BCSC 2459, found the defendant liable in a slip and fall case. The defen…
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Court awards $175,000 in non-pecuniary damages for plaintiff with “Somatic Symptom Disorder”
In reasons for judgment released today, the court in Domil v. Cheung, 2017 BCSC 65, awarded $175,000 in non-pecuniary damages to a plaintiff diagnosed with “Somatic Sympt…
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Court awards paralyzed plaintiff $4,500,000 for cost of future care
In reasons for judgment released today, the court in Warick v. Diwell, 2017 BCSC 68, awarded the plaintiff $4,500,000 for the cost of future care. The facts in Warick we…
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Court awards $120,000 in non-pecuniary damages to 24 year-old plaintiff with “chronic mechanical back pain”
In reasons for judgment released today, the court in Brown v. Mitchell, 2017 BCSC 125, awarded $120,000 in non-pecuniary damages to a 24 year-old plaintiff who suffered f…
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Plaintiff ordered to sign IME consent form or “risk claim being struck”
In reasons for judgment released today, the court in Gill v. Wal-Mart Corporation, 2017 BCSC 135, ordered the plaintiff to sign an “IME consent form” as part of his atten…
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