{"id":1068,"date":"2017-05-08T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surrogacy-lawyer.com\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2021-12-29T19:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T19:50:29","slug":"judge-awards-accident-victim-future-surrogacy-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surrogacy-lawyer.com\/zh\/judge-awards-accident-victim-future-surrogacy-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge awards accident victim future surrogacy costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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B.C. Supreme Court Justice Neena Sharma granted a woman a comprehensive settlement from severe injuries sustained in a 2011 head-on collision caused by an intoxicated motorist traveling against traffic at excessive speeds. Mikaela Wilhelmson, 27, is the only survivor of a fatal accident which left three dead, including her fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The personal injury settlement for this Surrey, B.C. resident is considered unprecedented, addressing the need for future surrogacy.<\/p>\n

In addition to a $4-million settlement, $100,000 was awarded for future surrogacy costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat [surrogacy] had never been done before in Canada,\u201d Conrad Margolis, Wilhelmson\u2019s attorney, told the media.<\/p>\n

Other attorneys specializing in personal injury echoed that they believe it was a \u201cfirst of its kind\u201d in Canadian legal history.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cAfter five years of grueling rehabilitation, Wilhelmson was able to walk, and became pregnant, but was unable to carry to term because of the damage to her spine and internal organs, when she was crushed in the crash,\u201d CBC News<\/a> reported. \u201cShe still yearns to be a mother one day and hopes her case will help others who have been denied parenthood by catastrophe.\u201d<\/p>\n

The heartache from the loss of a child is compounded by also having endured 20 surgical procedures relating to her extensive, permanent injuries.<\/p>\n

Sharma awarded Wilhelmson Canada\u2019s cap on pain and suffering damages, considering Wilhelmson\u2019s high degree of emotional and functional impairment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe judge here said that the impact on this poor woman\u2019s life has been so total that there is no principle that prevents her from awarding the cap here,\u201d Kevin Gourlay, a personal injury expert, told CBC News. He added, \u201cI think that\u2019s significant.\u201d<\/p>\n

For having endured so much, Wilhelmson\u2019s attorney calls her his miracle client.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know how I stay strong. It\u2019s just who I am,\u201d Wilhelmson said.<\/p>\n

Many thank Wilhelmson for her courage in seeing this case to the end in hopes that this judgment may help others left unable to have children after suffering such tragedy.<\/p>\n

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