Tag Archives: whiplash

Whiplash lead to chronic pain and $400,000 award.

  https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2017/2017bcsc2068/2017bcsc2068.pdf The plaintiff in this case was 67 years old and worked as a care aid and masseuse. She was injured in a motor vehicle accident after an oncoming vehicle made a left turn in front of her at an intersection. She sustained multiple physical injuries – most notably a whiplash type injury. The […]

When should you treat your injuries from a motor vehicle collision?

  The simple answer is as soon as possible. If you’re injured in a motor vehicle accident, it is very important to get your health care providers involved immediately. Health care providers – such as qualified doctors, physiotherapists, and massage therapists – can not only help you recover from your injuries faster, but may be […]

Courts decide that whiplash injury worth $1,190,562.70

  http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/16/14/2016BCSC1486.htm#_Toc458696781 This case involved a plaintiff that was injured in two separate motor vehicle accidents, in which he’d suffered whiplash type injuries. Complicating factors here included the plaintiff’s pre-existing degenerative changes to his neck. At the time of trial, the plaintiff was 40, but he was in his mid 30s at the time of […]

How much is whiplash worth: Judge states that she must “exercise caution” during whiplash case.

  http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2016/2016bcsc1138/2016bcsc1138.pdf In the above noted case, a plaintiff was awarded considerably less than she had claimed for a whiplash injury. The judge, in deciding how much this whiplash case was worth, stated that she would have to “exercise caution” in assessing this claim. This injury, like in many whiplash claims, was not objective. As […]