The Niloufari vs. Coumont court decision was released by the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on June 24, 2008.

On January 9, 2006, taxi driver Ebrahim Niloufari was driving his taxi across the Granville Bridge in Vancouver. He was stopped at a crosswalk waiting for a cyclist to pass when he was suddenly rear ended by the Jeep Cherokee.

While the taxi suffered substantial damage, Mr. Niloufari did not go to the hospital. Rather, he went into another taxi and was driven to his employer’s office where he filled out a report.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Prasad v. Sedivy court decision was released by the British Columbia Supreme Court on April 14, 2008.

On December 3, 2002, Praneel Prasad was walking across a marked crosswalk in Whistler, B.C., when he was suddenly hit by a car. He flew over the hood of the defendant’s vehicle and his face smashed into the windshield. He then was thrown off the car landing on the pavement.

As a result of the collision, Mr. Prasad sustained facial cuts, a fractured nose, soft tissue injuries to the neck, back and left knee, and a concussion. Read the rest of this entry »