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Ms. Gordon was suffered major physical injuries, and depression following a car accident for which Mr. Ahn was liable. The judge awarded general damages of $50,000, but no damages for loss of income or of earning capacity. In assessing damages, the judge found that Ms. Gordon’s interpersonal problems with her mother during her high school years rendered her a “crumbling skull” plaintiff. He reduced her damages by an unspecified amount as a result. The judge also found that Ms. Gordon had failed, “in some respects” to mitigate her damages. Again, he reduced the amount of damages by an unspecified amount. Ms. Gordon appealed the award on a number of grounds.

https://www.deutschmannlaw.com/blog/post/crumbling-skull-argument-successful-in-appeal-of-settlement

You need copies of every possible relevant document that you can get your hands on.

The police report—including any photographic evidence—insurance reports, medical reports from the hospital, including comments from the paramedics, medical reports from your own physician and any specialists you have seen since your accident.

http://derekwilsonlaw.ca/how-to-file-a-personal-injury-lawsuit-without-a-lawyer/

In today’s case (Cheema v. Khan) the Plaintiff was disabled since 2003 due to arthritis and depression.  She was involved in a 2012 collision that the Defendants admitted fault for.  The collision aggravated her pre-existing issues.  In assessing non-pecuniary damages at $75,000 Chief Justice Hinkson provided the following reasons:

http://www.ilstv.com/75000-non-pecuniary-assessment-aggravation-chronic-disabling-pre-existing-condition/

https://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/7384671-editor-publisher-of-controversial-your-ward-news-facing-criminal-charges/

Ontario trial court judges may feel more empowered to exclude expert witness testimony following a recent ruling by the province’s appeal court in a personal injury case.

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/4029/ontario-appeal-court-expands-criteria-for-trial-judges-to-determine-admissibility-of-expert-evidence?category=news

Have you recently been involved in a motor vehicle accident that was not your fault? In this post, we explain 5 common mistakes made by accident injury victims after a collision.

http://www.millerthomson.com/en/blog/mt-personal-injury-blog/five-common-mistakes-made-by-accident-injury-victims/

Get caught running a red on your bicycle and you risk demerit points on your driver’s licence,

Yup, you read that right — it’s not supposed to happen but it does. Demerit points have been registered against law-breaking cyclists in Toronto, which can then affect driving status and insurance costs.

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/06/17/breaking-rules-on-a-bike-can-lead-to-demerit-points

To take that statistic to the next level, did you know that over 95% of our clients have have NEVER consulted with a civil litigation lawyer before (a civil litigation lawyer is a lawyer who sues in Court; personal injury law falls under the realm of civil litigation).

https://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2017/06/basic-steps-initiating-long-term-disability-claim-ontario.html

A Windsor, Ont. woman who relies on prescribed narcotics to help with chronic pain believes “responsible” opioid users are being unfairly victimized in the government crackdown on drugs like Fentanyl.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/doctors-gun-shy-to-prescribe-opioids-hurting-those-in-pain-say-experts-1.4163563