BC Court of Appeal Discusses Non-Pecuniary Damages for Chronic Pain
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Court of Appeal addressing, amongst other things, a fair range of non-pecuniary damages (money for pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life)...
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Wage Loss Claims for Stay-At-Home Parents Intending on Returning to the...
Although stay-at-home parents are becoming less and less common many parents still take several years away from the workforce to raise their children in their infant and pre-school years. Often times...
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Diminished Earning Capacity Awards Without Past Wage Loss
(UPDATE February 9, 2012: The Damages in the below case for Diminished Earning Capacity and Cost of Future Care were reduced somewhat by the BC Court of Appeal on February 9, 2012) A common...
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$100,000 Non-Pecuniary Damages Awarded for Chronic Pain From Soft Tissue Injury
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, New Westminster Registry addressing damages as a result of chronic soft tissue injury. In today’s case (MacKenzie v. Rogalasky) the...
View ArticleOver Two Million Dollars Awarded in Chronic Pain Claim
Reasons for judgement were released last week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for loss related to chronic pain. In last week’s case (Zen v. Readhead) the 45 year old...
View Article$60,000 Non-Pecuniary Damage Assessment for STI's Imposed on Pre-Existing...
Reasons for judgement were released this week dealing with damages for soft tissue injuries imposed on pre-existing symptomatic injuries. In this recent case, (Hosking v. Mahoney), the Plaintiff was...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Costs Deemed Recoverable in BC Personal Injury Claim
In what I believe is the first award of its kind, damages of $30,000 were recently allowed in a BC personal injury claim for the purchase medical marijuana to help manage the consequences of chronic...
View ArticleCredibility, Chronic Pain and the "Inherent Frailty" of Subjective Injury Claims
Reasons for judgement were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, discussing credibility and chronic pain claims based on subjective symptoms. In this week’s claim (Sevinksi v....
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More On Video Surveillance and Chronic Pain
A regular reader of this blog shared some views with me recently and I thought these were worth repeating. These relate to chronic pain complaints and the value, if any, of video surveillance....
View ArticleChronic Pain and Depression With Guarded Prognosis Leads to $180,000...
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for chronic injuries caused by a collision. In the recent case (Ali v. Padam) the Plaintiff was...
View Article$125,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Neck and Back Fractures
Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Vernon Registry, assessing damages for a neck and back fracture caused by a vehicle collision. In today’s case (Sommerville v. Munro)...
View Article$130,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Chronic Neck and Back Injuries
Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Vernon Registry, assessing damages for chronic injuries. In today’s case (Moreira v. Crichton) the Plaintiff was injured in a 2013...
View Article$110,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment For Chronic Pain Coupled With Psychological...
Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for chronic injuries following a vehicle collision. In today’s case (Evans v. Keill) the...
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