In Part I of my reporting on this case, which can be found here, I looked at the court’s decision regarding the award of damages for loss of future earning capacity. The same decision also addressed the circumstances of when an award of damages for loss of housekeeping capacity should be awarded and how.
McKee v. Hicks, 2023 BCCA 109 – Part 1
The plaintiff/appellant broke his arm when he was five years old and the defendant/respondent was an orthopaedic surgeon whose negligence in the treatment of the plaintiff’s arm resulted in permanent deformity
Varriano v. Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ONCA 78
The plaintiff was injured in a car accident on September 30, 2015. He applied for accident benefits and received income replacement benefits (IRBs) until Dec 2, 2015 when he returned to work full time.
Stewart v. Allan et al, 2022 ONSC 2082
Court orders production of expert’s and assessment centre’s records despite defence’s claim of litigation privilege.
Agha v. Munroe, 2022 ONSC 2508
In what might be the first case to address the new Rule 53.03, the Court made it clear that late filing of expert reports will no longer be tolerated.
John Hall v. Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board et al.
In this case, the defendant GM experienced a fire at their St. Catherine’s plant which led to a series of events resulting in the arrest of the plaintiff Hall, and a finding of not guilty at the criminal trial, followed by civil proceedings against GM, the Niagara Police Services Board and several of its police officers…