Early Retirement Loss Awarded to 38 Year old with no Lost Income

Back Pain, British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, How Much Money Will I Get?, ICBC Injury Claims Info, Neck Pain, Soft Tissue Injury, Whiplash

This case affirms, despite what ICBC says to claimants without lawyers, an award for loss of future earning capacity is available in soft tissue injury cases in which claimants have suffered little or no loss of income: Hu v. Tan,2016 BCSC 908. The Supreme Court was convinced this personal injury claimant would not have considered retiring early had it not…

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$170,000 Pain and Suffering Award for Depression and Chronic Pain

British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Chronic Pain Syndrome, How Much Money Will I Get?, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Psychological Injury, Soft Tissue Injury

This injury claimant was awarded almost $1 million after suffering chronic pain injuries from a car accident. The accident occurred at the intersection of Fraser Street and 41st Avenue in Vancouver. The claimant’s vehicle was in the dedicated left turn lane and the defendant, intending to drive to the front of the left turn lane to…

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