Tag: temporomandibular joint injury

$120,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for TMJ and Trigeminal Neuralgia

Written by ERIK MAGRAKEN on July 26, 2019. Posted in ICBC Dental Injury Cases.

Reasons for judgement were published this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for a chronic jaw injury suffered in a vehicle collision.

In the recent case (Tomas v. Sticha) the Plaintiff was injured in a 2006 collision that the Defendant accepted fault for. The crash led a variety of soft tissue injuries along with TMJ syndrome and trigeminal neuralgia. The symptoms persisted to the time of trial. In assessing non-pecuniary damages at $120,000 Mr. Justice Tammen provided the following reasons:

$50,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Chronic Jaw Injury

Written by ERIK MAGRAKEN on June 28, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized.

Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for a chronic jaw injury sustained in a collision.

In today’s case (Zamora v. Lapointe) the Plaintiff was injured in a 2014 rear end collision. Liability was admitted by the Defendant. The crash resulted in various soft tissue injuries along with a temporomandibular joint injury. His back, neck and jaw symptoms continued to the time of trial and were not expected to fully recover. In assessing non-pecuniary damages at $50,000 Madam Justice Duncan provided the following reasons: