Publications

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, June 25, 2024 –In Norris v Vomacka, 2024 ABKB 312, the Plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident and sought $150,000 in general damages in addition to a loss of income claim and special damages. As a result of the collision, the Plaintiff suffered from chronic pain, psychological compromise, and functional impairments. He also had ongoing memory...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, CBM LLP, Donati Maisonneuve, Fillmore Riley LLP, Lindsay LLP, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, June 14, 2024 –Our panel of RMC lawyers from across Canada explore how damage awards for chronic pain and psychological injuries are treated in different jurisdictions. During the webinar, panelists present five recent case examples from the Courts. Each case will conclude with a discussion on how other jurisdiction would likely treat a claim with similar facts.  ...

Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, May 17, 2024 –In assessing costs, in Ontario, there have been two recent decisions where the Court has awarded costs on the basis that the defendants failed to make reasonable offers to settle.   In Lawless v Joanovits, 2024 ONSC 1561, Justice Edwards of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded costs exceeding the general damages in a...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, April 27, 2024 –In Russell v Russell, 2024 ABKB 182, Ms. Russell was injured in a single vehicle collision and sought $200,000.00 in general damages for pain and suffering. On December 24, 2015, Ms. Russell was riding in a truck, seated on the single bench seat between her mother and stepfather. Her stepfather, Mr. Chiefmoon, lost control of...