What is a reasonable assessment of damages for my pain and suffering caused by my injuries? How does the court decide what is fair and just? In order to predict what might be a realistic range of damages awarded by
Read More →If my chronic injuries from the collision trigger a relapse of my psychiatric illness, will I be compensated for that relapse? What if I have a very traumatic history that seemingly pales in comparison to the low speed collision that
Read More →If I have a chronic shoulder injury, with pain persisting after surgery, how much might a judge award for my pain and suffering? In yesterday’s case out of the Campbell River registry (Mitchell v. Martin 2016 BCSC 1544) the plaintiff
Read More →If you are early in your career, but haven’t suffered much income loss in the months after the collision, are you likely to be awarded for future loss of earning capacity? What if you are suffering permanent chronic pain and
Read More →How does a court assess the value of future missed work? If I continue to miss one day of work per week due to my injuries, how will that be quantified? In this week’s Supreme Court decision (Woelders v. Gaudette,
Read More →If you make a personal injury claim, should you be extra careful what you post online? Will your posts be used against you? In the recent case of Carlisle v. Vanthof (2015 BCSC 2427), the plaintiff was in her early
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