Cantin v. Petersen, 2012 BCSC 549

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeBruce, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Subject MatterDAMAGES,DAMAGE AWARDS
Citation2012 BCSC 549,[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 549,[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 549 (SC)
Date17 April 2012
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35 practice notes
  • Compensation for Personal Injury
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ..., 2007 BCSC 671; Smith , above note 75. 99 [1911] 2 KB 786 (CA). 100 Morlan v Barrett , 2012 BCCA 66 at paras 57–60; Cantin v Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at paras 80–81. 101 Rowe , above note 74. 102 In Lowe v Guise , [2002] 3 All ER 454 (CA), the court held, on a preliminary motion, that a pl......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...2007 CanLII 17024 (SCJ) aff’d 2008 ONCA 876 ..................................................................327, 357 Cantin v Petersen, 2012 BCSC 549 .................................................................... 156 Capital Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd v Coppola, 2013 SKCA 80 .........
  • Rajan v. Hudon, [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1678
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 4, 2014
    ...from properly mitigating where she fails to follow a recommendation for treatment for reasons beyond her control: Cantin v. Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at para. 109. The plaintiff's fear of re-injury flowed from the persistence of her chronic pain, and is a factor beyond her control. This is n......
  • Sirak v. Noonward et al., [2015] B.C.T.C. Uned. 274
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 24, 2015
    ...and the defendants, in my view, the most similar, in terms of the factors relevant to non-pecuniary damages, is Cantin v. Peterson , 2012 BCSC 549. In that case, non-pecuniary damages of $150,000 were awarded after a reduction to reflect the finding the plaintiff's physical condition would ......
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  • Rajan v. Hudon, [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1678
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 4, 2014
    ...from properly mitigating where she fails to follow a recommendation for treatment for reasons beyond her control: Cantin v. Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at para. 109. The plaintiff's fear of re-injury flowed from the persistence of her chronic pain, and is a factor beyond her control. This is n......
  • Sirak v. Noonward et al., [2015] B.C.T.C. Uned. 274
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 24, 2015
    ...and the defendants, in my view, the most similar, in terms of the factors relevant to non-pecuniary damages, is Cantin v. Peterson , 2012 BCSC 549. In that case, non-pecuniary damages of $150,000 were awarded after a reduction to reflect the finding the plaintiff's physical condition would ......
  • Dennis v. Fothergill, [2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1510
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 12, 2012
    ...by the similar circumstances found in Felix v. Hearne , 2011 BCSC 1236; Zawadzki v. Calimoso , 2011 BCSC 45; Cantin v. Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549; Eccleston v. Dresen , 2009 BCSC 332; Williamson v. Suna , 2009 BCSC 576; and Shapiro v. Dailey , 2010 BCSC 770. [73] The defendant argues that whi......
  • Wainwright v. Llewellyn et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 177
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 4, 2014
    ...Smaill v. Williams , 2010 BCSC 73; Matak v. Lo , [1995] B.C.J. No. 1412 (S.C.); Chaban v. Chaban , 2009 BCSC 87; and Cantin v. Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549. [160] Counsel for the defendants submits that an award for non-pecuniary damages should be reduced to account for Ms. Wainwright's ongoing......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Compensation for Personal Injury
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ..., 2007 BCSC 671; Smith , above note 75. 99 [1911] 2 KB 786 (CA). 100 Morlan v Barrett , 2012 BCCA 66 at paras 57–60; Cantin v Petersen , 2012 BCSC 549 at paras 80–81. 101 Rowe , above note 74. 102 In Lowe v Guise , [2002] 3 All ER 454 (CA), the court held, on a preliminary motion, that a pl......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...2007 CanLII 17024 (SCJ) aff’d 2008 ONCA 876 ..................................................................327, 357 Cantin v Petersen, 2012 BCSC 549 .................................................................... 156 Capital Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd v Coppola, 2013 SKCA 80 .........

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