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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Court rejects ICBC argument that failure to place signs at scene of accident fatal to hit-and-run claim
In reasons for judgment released today, the court in Rieveley v. Doe, 2017 BCSC 202, rejected ICBC’s argument that the plaintiff should be barred from pursuing a hit-and-…
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Registrar declines to reimburse plaintiff for cost of “Litigation Insurance”
In reasons for judgment released today, the District Registrar in Wynia v. Soviskov, 2017 BCSC 195, considered the novel issue of whether a defendant is liable to pay to …
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Plaintiff awarded $95,000 in non-pecuniary damages for Chronic Pain and Depression
In reasons for judgment released last Friday, the court in Jamal v. Kemery-Higgins, 2017 BCSC 213, awarded the plaintiff $95,000 in non-pecuniary damages for chronic pain…
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Court dismisses defence application for Independent Medical Examination with Psychiatrist
In reasons released earlier today the court in Tournier v. Ruckle, 2017 BCSC 308 dismissed the defendant’s application to compel the plaintiff to attend an independent me…
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Plaintiff awarded $80,000 in non-pecuniary damages for “moderate” soft tissue injuries
In reasons for judgment released today, the court in Catling v. Poteryko, 2017 BCSC 311, awarded the plaintiff $80,000 in non-pecuniary damages for soft tissue injuries w…
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Plaintiff ordered to attend IME with defence psychiatrist
In reasons for judgment released today, the court in Huang v. Bertelsen, 2015 BCSC 2650, ordered the plaintiff to attend an independent medical examination with a defence…
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