22 Oct Bossio v. Li

             On January 21, 2009, Gaspere Bossio was rear-ended while driving on Como Lake Road in Coquitlam. He suffered soft tissue injuries in the accident which had an immediate and significant impact on him. The defendant driver, Ms. Yee Li, has admitted liability. The trial proceeded before me for an assessment of damages. The parties do not have significant disputes between them regarding the facts. The defendant does not take issue with the plaintiff’s credibility. There are limited disputes about the medical findings. Those disputes relate to whether Mr. Bossio has substantially recovered from his injuries and whether he is suffering from a chronic pain disorder. Accordingly, the real issues in this case are the extent to which Mr. Bossio has, to date, recovered from his injuries, and the extent to which he is likely to continue to experience episodic pain and have functional difficulties as a result of those injuries....