Monday 25 January 2016

PAINE EDMONDS LLP GETS LARGE JUDGMENT IN GREYHOUND BUS ACCIDENT CASE

Brad Garside and Kathryn Taylor of Paine Edmonds LLP obtained a large judgment against Greyhound Bus Company from the British Columbia Supreme Court arising from a bus accident on the Trans-Canada Highway near Hope, B.C.

Greyhound denied responsibility for our client’s injuries, income loss and other damages.
The case involved complex medical evidence respecting our client’s injuries.

Following a ten day trial, the BC Supreme Court awarded our client significant damages against Greyhound for:
  • Pain and Suffering                                       $85,000
  • Past Income Loss:                                       $646,058 (gross loss before tax                                                                                                               deductions)
  • Future Loss of Earning Capacity:                $184,844
  • Future Cost of Care:                                   $24,243
  • Special Damages:                                       $20,428

Full reasons for judgment in Dhaliwal v. Greyhound Bus et al, 2015 BCSC 2147 can be found here.

Call Brad or Kathryn for help today if you or a friend are injured in a bus accident.

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