In the case Searle v Xie dated October 3, 2023, the plaintiff Anne Michele Searle had filed a lawsuit seeking damages for injuries that had resulted from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 19, 2016, at the intersection of East 1st Avenue and Slocan Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the time of the accident, Ms. Searle had been driving east on East 1st Avenue, while the defendant, Bi Xia Xie, had been driving a vehicle owned by Jian Ye Xie and had been traveling south on Slocan Street. The defendants, Bi Xia Xie and Jian Ye Xie, had acknowledged their liability but had argued that Ms. Searle was partially at fault, advocating for a 50 percent liability split. Ms. Searle had disputed this, insisting that the defendants were 100 percent responsible. Ultimately, the court had found the defendants fully liable for the accident. The awarded damages to Ms. Searle had been as follows: $65,000.00 for non-pecuniary damages, $114,079.00 for past loss of earning capacity, $96,000.00 for future lost income-earning capacity, $8,460.00 for the cost of future care, and $3,772.96 for special damages, resulting in a total of $287,311.96. Ms. Searle had also been entitled to her costs, pending further arrangements or submissions if necessary.