Van v. Howlett, [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1404

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeGrauer, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Subject MatterDAMAGES,DAMAGE AWARDS,TORTS
Citation[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1404,2014 BCSC 1404,[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1404 (SC)
Date25 July 2014
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12 practice notes
  • Petrovic v. Stetsko, 2017 BCSC 741
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 4, 2017
    ...that he or she has expressed a desire to avoid, especially if the injuries are grave: O'Connell at paras. 61-62; Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404 (B.C. S.C.) at paras. [129] The court, therefore, should be cautious about reducing or eliminating altogether an award for the cost of future care ......
  • Parlby v. Starr, 2017 BCSC 2353
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 20, 2017
    ...are somewhat inconsistent on this point. Several have followed Harrison, including Gilbert v. Bottle, 2011 BCSC 1389; Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404 at para. 128; and Chand at para. 90, none of which referred to Hill 1987. Other decisions have recognized instead that functionality may arise......
  • Suedat v. Kara, 2014 BCSC 1837
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 1, 2014
    ...court is required to fix the amount based on the evidence presented at trial, adjusting for reasonable contingencies ( Van v. Howlett , 2014 BCSC 1404). The award must be based on what is reasonably necessary to attempt to put the plaintiff in the same position she would have been in had th......
  • Geddert v. Stokes,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 9, 2021
    ...Yung, 2010 BCSC 1764 [O’Connell]; Clost v. Relkie, 2012 BCSC 1393 [Clost]; Jarmson v. Jacobsen, 2012 BCSC 64 [Jarmson]; Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404 [Van]; and Ngo v. Fong, 2020 BCSC 624 [148] In O’Connell, the plaintiff was a 57-year-old office worker. Ms. O’Connell sustained a severe tr......
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  • Petrovic v. Stetsko, 2017 BCSC 741
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 4, 2017
    ...that he or she has expressed a desire to avoid, especially if the injuries are grave: O'Connell at paras. 61-62; Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404 (B.C. S.C.) at paras. [129] The court, therefore, should be cautious about reducing or eliminating altogether an award for the cost of future care ......
  • Parlby v. Starr, 2017 BCSC 2353
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 20, 2017
    ...are somewhat inconsistent on this point. Several have followed Harrison, including Gilbert v. Bottle, 2011 BCSC 1389; Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404 at para. 128; and Chand at para. 90, none of which referred to Hill 1987. Other decisions have recognized instead that functionality may arise......
  • Suedat v. Kara, 2014 BCSC 1837
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 1, 2014
    ...court is required to fix the amount based on the evidence presented at trial, adjusting for reasonable contingencies ( Van v. Howlett , 2014 BCSC 1404). The award must be based on what is reasonably necessary to attempt to put the plaintiff in the same position she would have been in had th......
  • Geddert v. Stokes,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 9, 2021
    ...Yung, 2010 BCSC 1764 [O’Connell]; Clost v. Relkie, 2012 BCSC 1393 [Clost]; Jarmson v. Jacobsen, 2012 BCSC 64 [Jarmson]; Van v. Howlett, 2014 BCSC 1404 [Van]; and Ngo v. Fong, 2020 BCSC 624 [148] In O’Connell, the plaintiff was a 57-year-old office worker. Ms. O’Connell sustained a severe tr......
  • Request a trial to view additional results

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