General Principles 2024

Legal Resource – Stay Current We share a quotation from a Judge in a 2024 BCSC Court published decision (link below) regarding the general principles on causation of loss and pre-existing injury.  In recent years, I have been called upon to decide a series of cases involving plaintiffs injured in motor vehicle accidents who have […]

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2024 Pedestrian Liability Case

Legal Resource – Pedestrian Liability Today’s case involves a pedestrian struck by a vehicle while crossing at an unmarked cross-walk and suffered life altering injuries. Liability is in issue and our article today will enumerate a number of published cases that deal with liability involving pedestrians. The key question is whether a pedestrian who is […]

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2024 Cyclist Case – Wrist Fractures

Legal Resource Today’s case law involves a cyclist.  This is a recent 2024 case that involves an interesting discussion because during this crash, there was actually no contact between vehicle and bicycle.  The liability argument involves the  “agony of collision” doctrine. In addition, this case involved a Plaintiff that was thrown over the handlebars and […]

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In-Home Care / Assisted Living

In a recent published decision, a Plaintiff is successful in recovering over $217,000. for future costs. This was a case that resulted in serious injuries. The Plaintiff was diagnosed with 3 vertebral fractures (T12 burst fracture, T11 spinous process fracture, L4 endplate fracture), soft tissue injuries to her sternum, chronic pain syndrome with myofascial pain […]

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