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I find that massage and physiotherapy are crucial to managing my symptoms, and maintaining my functioning. What evidence will satisfy a judge that this care is reasonably necessary for my future? I recently summarized the income loss analysis in Bains v.

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If there are barriers to getting the recommended treatment for my injuries, will I be penalized? What if there is no evidence that the treatment would have improved my condition? In a decision released this week (Downey v. O’Connor 2017 BCSC

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I feel that I need a great deal of future care to maintain my function. Will the court make the defendant pay for this for the rest of my life?  What factors will be considered? The case of  Jamal v. Kemery-Higgins (2017

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Is there an obligation that plaintiffs follow all treatment recommendations?  What if the recommendation was optional, and the plaintiff’s actual treatment was effective? The case of Jamal v. Kemery-Higgins (2017 BCSC 213) was summarized last week on the point of obtaining a

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If I am injured in a hit-and-run, do I need to make efforts to identify the person who hit me?  What efforts will suffice? In a decision released today by the British Columbia Supreme Court, (Rieveley v. Doe, 2017 BCSC

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If I slip and fall in a store, will the store be liable? What if I conclude that the floor was wet and caused my fall, but there are other explanations for why I fell? On January 23, 2017, the

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If the defence makes a formal offer that is not accepted, what happens if the judge awards less than the formal offer? In today’s case of Ben-Yosef v. Dasanjh (2016 BCSC 1945), the defence made a formal offer of $70,000.00