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- Cost of Future Care Increased by Court of Appeal
In the personal injury case of Sharma v. Sagoo (2024 BCCA 319), the claimant appealed the trial judge’s award for various heads of damages, including the cost of future care. The trial judge had awarded $6,600 for future care, a figure that included reduced amounts for treatments such as physiothe … Read more »
- $360,000 Offer Rejected Resulting in $1 million Award: Double Costs Awarded
In the personal injury case of Reaume v. Rossetto, 2024 BCSC 1430, the Supreme Court of British Columbia awarded double costs the a successful claimant. The claimant was awarded $1,021,953 in damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Subsequently, she sought double costs … Read more »
- $6 Million Loss of Earnings Award
In the personal injury case Kherani v. Da Silva, 2024 BCSC 1349 the claimant sought damages for personal injuries arising from a 2017 motor vehicle accident. The collision affected her ability to work as an ophthalmic surgeon, leading to a significant loss of income-earning capacity. This case summa … Read more »
- Hit and Run Subjective Legal Test Clarified
In the personal injury appeal of Takhar v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2024 BCCA 275, the appellant sought an award for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The appellant was sideswiped by an unidentified vehicle while driving. Since the other driver could not be identified … Read more »
- ICBC and False Claims of Judicial Bias
ICBC claimed bias of the trial judge in the following ICBC injury case. The Court of Appeal disagreed with ICBC, BC’s auto insurance monopoly. In particular ICBC claimed, without success that it was unfair that the judge: Expressed cynicism about the legislature’s motives in limiting the number of … Read more »