Tag Archives: ICBC

Recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case illustrates the need for competent legal representation.

  http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/16/09/2016BCSC0948.htm This case featured a plaintiff with injuries arising from two accidents: one occurring on August 27, 2010; and the second on September 1, 2010. These two accidents occurred less than a week apart and almost 6 years ago. The plaintiff was alleging that these accidents had resulted in soft tissue injuries to his neck, shoulders, […]

Hit and Run Witnesses Needed for Incident in the East Vancouver / Commercial Drive Area.

  I am looking for witnesses to a motor vehicle collision, which occurred on January 19, 2016 at approximately 4:00 PM. A young lady was riding a skateboard southbound on Commercial Drive in the City of Vancouver. She stopped at the intersection with 12th Avenue on the east side of the street for a “Don’t Walk” […]

Penalty for “Distracted Driving” in British Columbia more than doubles.

  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-distracted-driving-law-change-1.3573249 The British Columbia government is increasing the minimum penalty for distracted driving by more than double, to $368. Additionally, offenders will have to pay off penalty points on their driving records. The added penalties for points will range from 4 points, with a value of $175, for first offenders to as much as […]

ICBC Appeals Large Punitive Damage Award.

  http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/ca/16/01/2016BCCA0178.htm As covered in a previous article, the Supreme Court of British Columbia awarded a $350,000 punitive damage award against ICBC. The courts used various adjectives to describe the conduct of ICBC and its employees, including:  highhanded, reprehensible, and malicious. The courts found that the behaviour of ICBC was heavy-handed, and they had attempted to […]

Soft tissue injuries develop into chronic pain disorder and severe psychological injury: plaintiff awarded $984,167 in damages.

  http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/16/06/2016BCSC0692.htm Of note in this case was not only the large overall award, but the relatively large award for pain and suffering (AKA non-pecuniary damages) of $170,000. This award acknowledges the severe affect chronic pain syndromes and psychological injury can have on a plaintiff’s life. The judge in this case noted the plaintiff’s inability […]

Daughter starts personal injury claim against mother. Mother is in no way affected.

  I once started a claim for a daughter who had been injured while riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by her mother. The mother had proper insurance through ICBC, and the daughter’s injuries were long term but not totally disabling. This motor vehicle accident had occurred approximately 2 years ago. Thankfully, the daughter […]

ICBC Claims and Childcare Costs

  In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision, the courts confirmed that Child Care Costs could be claimed and are separate from claims for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/16/02/2016BCSC0265.htm The plaintiff in this case was a young woman who shared childcare duties with her former partner. She was injured in two separate motor vehicle accidents. […]

The Transportation Minister of British Columbia refuses to change legislation to allow operation of Uber in Vancouver: states legislation already allows ride sharing services to operate?

  In a strange turn of events, the Transportation Minister of British Columbia, Mr. Todd Stone, has stated that he will not be making any changes to the legislation concerning the potential licensing of ride sharing services, such as Uber. Mr. Stone has stated that, within a “matter of time”, he expects Uber to be […]