https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2017/2017bcsc2068/2017bcsc2068.pdf The plaintiff in this case was 67 years old and worked as a care aid and masseuse. She was injured in a motor vehicle accident after an oncoming vehicle made a left turn in front of her at an intersection. She sustained multiple physical injuries – most notably a whiplash type injury. The […]
Monthly Archives: November 2017
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Wage loss claims that involve a plaintiff with pre-existing injuries are always complicated. It is the courts role to determine what losses are attributable to the new claim and what losses would have occurred in any event. http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/20/2017BCSC2098.htm In this recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case, the plaintiff was employed as a fisherman, […]
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http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/19/2017BCSC1958.htm In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision, a plaintiff, who was a 53 year old aesthetics instructor, was given an award of $27,000 to compensate her for the possibility of early retirement. What’s interesting about this award is that the plaintiff, who was only 53 years old, did not plan to […]
