by Kate Daniels | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kate Daniels | Mar 15, 2021 | Case Results
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...
by Kate Daniels | Mar 15, 2021 | Case Results
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....
by Kate Daniels | Mar 15, 2021 | Case Results
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...
by Kate Daniels | Mar 3, 2021 | Case Results
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...
by bil2016 | Jun 20, 2020 | Community Events & Programs, Living with Brain Injury, News & Research, Uncategorized
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...
by bil2016 | Feb 28, 2019 | FAQ, Legal Articles & Tips
Prior to retaining a lawyer in a personal injury case, you would be wise to ask about how you will be expected to pay the lawyer. Usually, personal injury lawyers will charge on a contingency fee basis; meaning the lawyer will charge a percentage of the amounts...
by Daniel Corrin | Oct 9, 2018 | Case Results
On June 25th 2010, at around 11:00 pm Mr Alarcon was heading home, on foot, after having had a few drinks with a friend. At the same time, Mr Lee was rushing home in the usual traffic and found himself accelerating to change lanes, and avoid stationary cars. Without...
by Daniel Corrin | Jun 27, 2018 | News & Research
As the evidence base around the incidence, circumstances and symptoms of concussion grows, new opportunities arise for the management and coordination of care, and associated services. Although the treatment of concussion or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury requires...
by Daniel Corrin | May 29, 2018 | Case Results
A car accident can change the course of your life, and those around you. And the sad truth is that in a moment, the slightest angle, or movement can make all the difference. William Hogstead, unfortunately, suffered a severe head injury in a car accident which took...
