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Robert Marcoux
Robert Marcoux started his practice as a federal crown prosecutor in Kelowna and has been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 2003. He has prosecuted claims against ICBC for soft tissue injuries, orthopaedic injuries (broken bones) and chronic pain. He has also represented numerous people who have suffered brain injuries in British Columbia.
In addition to representing people injured in car accidents, Mr. Marcoux is very involved in the community. He organizes seminars for the Trial Lawyers Association in British Columbia and is actively involved in subsections of the Canadian Bar Association.
Robert Marcoux co-authored an article “Got a Jury Trial? Be a Straight Shooter.” which was published in “The Verdict”, a trial advocacy publication. In November 2006, Mr. Marcoux was a guest speaker on the presentation of a chronic pain case to a trial judge at a Medical/Legal Conference on chronic pain. In addition to speaking at the conference, Mr. Marcoux wrote a paper on “Diminished Housekeeping Capacity.”
Mr. Marcoux not only acts for people injured in car accidents, but he believes in reducing car accidents in British Columbia and is a representative for Simpson Thomas with the BC Safety Council.
Below are some links to decisions that Mr. Marcoux has argued or appeared as counsel:
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Fox v. Danis, 2005 BCSC 102 |
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Ms. Fox suffered from chronic pain resulting from soft tissue injuries and nerve impingement. Although she had not missed much time from work before the trial, she suffered a substantial loss of earning capacity. The judge awarded Ms. Fox roughly $960,000 plus costs.
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Prince-Wright v. Copeman, 2005 BCSC 1306 |
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Ms. Prince-Wright was a successful management consultant who had a thriving consulting business before the accident. Despite tremendous effort to return to her pre-accident condition, Ms. Prince-Wright suffered significant limitations that affected her earning capacity. The judge awarded Ms. Prince-Wright roughly $943,000 plus costs.
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Li, Ting Li et. al. v. Sandhu et. al., 2006 BCCA 79 (Court of Appeal) |
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The Defendants wanted to show Ms. Li’s experts surreptitious video surveillance and cross examine the doctors before trial rather than following the normal procedure by hiring their own experts. The British Columbia Court of Appeal agreed with Mr. Marcoux’s submission that the Defendants were trying to use a particular Rule of Court contrary to its intended purpose.
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Li, Ting Li et. al. v. Sandhu et. al., 2006 BCSC 949 |
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Ms. Li suffered a severe brain injury as a result of car accident. The jury awarded Ms. Li $2,695,000. After adjustments were made for the impact of income tax, the costs of the Public Trustee to manage her affairs, and a reduction of her pain and suffering award, the final judgment was roughly $2,840,000.
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Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results and the amount recovered in other litigation outcomes will vary according to the facts in individual cases.
Email: rmarcoux@simpsonthomas.com
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