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: