The plaintiff, a prominent human rights lawyer, was struck by the defendant's motor vehicle while riding her bicycle.
The defendant failed to discharge the reverse onus under the Highway Traffic Act and was found wholly liable.
The court accepted expert medical evidence that the plaintiff suffered a permanent mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and chronic migraines, which effectively ended her legal career.
The court dismissed the defendants' threshold motion, finding the plaintiff sustained a permanent serious impairment of an important function, and awarded substantial damages including $250,000 in general damages, past and future income loss, and future care costs.
