$3.5+ Million Judgment for Chronic Pain
In July 2009, the highest award at trial ever given in Canada for a chronic pain and fibromyalgia case was given to Diane Degennaro. Diane fractured her tailbone after a hospital bed that she was sitting on collapsed. The tailbone injury went on to heal, however the injury resulted in a severe case of fibromyalgia, which caused chronic pain throughout Diane’s body. This forced Diane to stop working. William McMaster of Singer Kwinter, first got Diane’s long-term disability benefit reinstated then consulted her doctors to prepare for trial. Both William and Alfred Kwinter represented Diane at trial against the hospital. She was awarded nearly $4,000,000, and set a precedent in Canada for a chronic pain award.
Alfred and William also obtained compensation for Diane’s husband and two children.