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ICBC applies for rate hike: cites distracted drivers and increased litigation and medical fees as reason.

  http://www.vancouversun.com/news/ICBC+applies+hike+fees+cent+come+November+updated/10150385/story.html To be clear, when ICBC refers to legal costs, they are referring to their own legal costs. Not legal costs incurred by injured parties to pursue their own personal injury claims. Those lawyer’s fees typically come out of the settlement. The article above states that the number of claims has increased by 2000 […]

The Bertuzzi / Moore personal injury lawsuit settled

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/source-settlement-reached-in-bertuzzi-moore-case/ The Bertuzzi / Moore case is one of the most notorious personal injury cases in British Columbia (although the lawsuit was actually filed in Ontario). Today, a settlement was reached in this case. Due to a non-disclosure clause, the details of this settlement have not been made public. By way of background, Steve Moore, a former […]