Hooper Law

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Personal Injury

An $8 million negligence judgment against the City of Hamilton for a 2002 accident where nine-year-old Dean Saumur was struck by a car while walking to school. The city was found 50% liable due to a school crossing guard leaving early. The ruling was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the city's appeal.

$2

Sexual Assault

A Hamilton jury awarded $1.5 million to a woman who was raped by a friend in a university dorm room. This case is considered unusual for the high judgment amount in a civil sexual assault case.

$1.1M

Spinal Cord Injury

A client was rendered quadriplegic after losing control of his bike on a trail along the Grand River. The City of Brantford was found negligent for failing to address unsafe trail conditions (unraveling pavement, loose rocks). The client was found to have some contributory negligence.

$311,000

Slip and Fall

Plaintiff was injured in a slip and fall on a muddy concrete slurry outside Crystal Shoes, suffering a severe femur fracture. Both Crystal Shoes (for negligence) and the City of Burlington (for failing to maintain the sidewalk) were found liable.

$300,403

Sexual Assault

A civil court judge ordered Denis Vranich and Elixir Lounge and Night Club to pay a former employee $300,403 after Vranich sexually assaulted her. Vranich was found liable and Elixir vicariously liable. The award included general and aggravated damages, punitive damages, loss of future earning power, future therapy costs, and legal costs.

$200,000

Slip and Fall

89-year-old Blanche Worthey was awarded almost $200,000 in damages from the City of Hamilton after she tripped and injured herself on an uneven sidewalk in 2012. The city was found liable for missing a year of sidewalk inspections.