11 Apr Matharu v. Gill

             Hardeep Matharu, the plaintiff, was driving west on Nordel Way in her mother’s pickup truck when it collided with the van driven by the defendant, Balwant Gill. The parties each say the accident was caused by the negligence of the other party. The defendant acknowledges that Ms. Matharu suffered soft tissue injuries as a result of the accident, but takes issue with the nature and extent of the symptoms she suffered. The defendant says that any persisting symptoms experienced by Ms. Matharu were caused by her pre-existing conditions of inflammatory polyarthritis, osteoporosis, anemia and anxiety disorder. As a result of the parties’ positions, liability and damages were seriously contested at the trial of this action. In the reasons which follow, I set out my conclusions on both.Liability...