Can I claim injury-related income loss if I have a bunch of unrelated stressors in my life? What if I have sent emails about the dismal market, and blamed a strata dispute for my loss of income? In the 2012
Read More →Will all of my massage therapy treatments be covered by ICBC at the end of my claim? What if I was going to some anyways? What if I tried a treatment that didn’t work? In this week’s case, the plaintiff
Read More →How will my alcohol consumption affect the court’s assessment of my award for compensation? Will I be penalized by the courts if I have a pre-existing substance abuse problem fail to mitigate my losses? What if my drinking habits became
Read More →If I am a “changed person” after the collision, but did not lose consciousness, will the judge be satisfied that the changes in my personality were caused by a brain injury? What if I was born prematurely and susceptible to
Read More →When late disclosure of medical records results in the submission of a last minute supplementary expert report just before trial, who’s to blame? Is a mistrial in order? A decision released by the BC Supreme Court on August 29, 2017
Read More →If I have a dismal work history, pre-existing psychological issues and alcoholism, can I still prove that my injuries will cause me a future loss of earning capacity? What factors will the court consider? In a decision released yesterday, (Miller
Read More →If I rely on my physique to build my personal training business, will my loss of physique result in compensation for income loss? What if my business was new, and I had pre-existing injuries? The case of Kingston v. Warden 2017 BCSC
Read More →I can work now, but I’m worried about the future – what if my pain gets worse as I age? Will I be compensated for that? In the 2016 case Deol v Sheikh (2016 BCSC 2404), the plaintiff was a
Read More →While I admit to suffering from chronic health conditions before my crash, I was able to manage them with medication and exercise. In no way did they limit me in my abilities to do my job or live my life
Read More →What if I was really quite injured before I even got in a car crash? I seem to be accident-prone – can I still be compensated for my injuries from when I was rear-ended? What if I keep having new
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