Shhh! Don’t show this article to a jury in a vehicle accident lawsuit
August 31, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAn Ontario court has refused a plaintiff’s request to tell a jury about the statutory deductible, of nearly $40,000 for pain and suffering, in motor vehicle accident tort claims. “The jury is not asked to determine how much the plaintiff…
Why future care damages exceed $1.2 million in this auto tort case
August 18, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA British Columbia judge has awarded $1.26 million, in future care costs, to a plaintiff who was hit by a car in 2015. In Pevach v. McGuigan Estate, released Aug. 3, Justice Gordon Funt of the Supreme Court of British Columbia…
Appeal court upholds $385,000 payment to Northbridge arising from accident benefits assignment
June 28, 2021 by Greg MeckbachThe Court of Appeal for Ontario recently ruled in favour of Northbridge Insurance in an auto liability claim that featured a dispute over how much of the plaintiff’s accident benefits should go to the liability insurer. Kossay El-Khodr was rear-ended…
This new type of class-action tort grew from genetically modified corn seed
January 22, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA proposed class-action lawsuit based on the novel tort of “premature commercialization” is going ahead in Ontario. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Dec. 10 it will not hear an appeal from Syngenta Canada Inc., which is facing a proposed…
Public not aware of rights lost in B.C.’s no-fault auto scheme: personal injury lawyer
December 1, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe average British Columbia consumer does not really understand what rights they will lose with the auto insurance reforms scheduled to take effect this May, a Vancouver personal injury lawyer warns. Provincial politicians voted earlier this year to pass Bill…
CPP benefits received after a trial deductible from auto injury lawsuit awards, appeal court rules
January 28, 2019 by Greg MeckbachHas your client been successfully sued after a vehicle accident in Nova Scotia? The damages may be reduced if the claimant can get disability benefits in the future through the Canada Pension Plan, a court has ruled. Sparks v. Holland,…