The test for compensable psychological injury Thank you to Jennifer Stirton for this week's contribution. The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that plaintiffs seeking d...
Nova Scotia's cap on damages stands You may recall our earlier post on the decision of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal to uphold Nova Scotia's cap of $2,500 for general dam...
Caps on General Damages Upheld Two recent decisions have upheld the cap on general damages in Alberta and Nova Scotia. In Hartling v. Nova Scotia , the Nova Scotia Court ...
Chronic Pain - Non-Pecuniary General Damages $175,000 Degennaro v. Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital , [2009] O.J. No. 2780 (S.C.J.). Is this the new high water mark for chronic pain? "1...