June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada. With over 20,000 Canadians being hospitalized each year with an acquired traumatic brain injury (per Government of Canada website) there is a huge need for public education around the prevention and impact of traumatic brain injuries. Did you know that: There are more Canadians living with an […]
Ms. MacDougall was rear-ended while driving in Nanaimo in 2017. At the time of the accident, Ms. MacDougall was 19 years old and 29 weeks pregnant and her 5 year old daughter was in the back seat. Background Prior to the accident, Ms. MacDougall was a “caring and conscientious” mother. She enjoyed being active with […]
John Boyd of Collette Parsons Corrin LLP obtained a $240,000.00 verdict in favor of plaintiff following a November/December 2020 trial. Mr. Brian Howell was an upcoming photographer in Vancouver when an accident resulted in the loss of his creative muse. Mr. Howell’s Background & Photography Mr. Howell majored in film and photography at Ryerson University. […]
Ms. Morgan was waiting to pick up her boyfriend from work and sat in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle with her left knee bent and foot on the seat. A vehicle driven by the defendant backed into Ms. Morgan’s vehicle, causing her knee to impact the bottom of the steering wheel which resulted […]
After a July/August 2020 trial, Richard Parsons and Greg Hoff of Collette Parsons Corrin LLP obtained a $3.3 million verdict for a plaintiff who took a significant period of time away from her career to raise her young family. Background The Plaintiff was a promising young woman who planned a career as a lawyer. She […]