Tag Archives: Lawyer
General Legal Resources
Recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case illustrates the need for competent legal representation.
May
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, […]
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Hit and Run Witnesses Needed for Incident in the East Vancouver / Commercial Drive Area.
May
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” […]
May
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 […]
Apr
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 […]
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Soft tissue injuries develop into chronic pain disorder and severe psychological injury: plaintiff awarded $984,167 in damages.
Apr
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 […]
Apr
When estimating both past and future wage loss, the courts must take into account all positive and negative contingencies. In this context, a positive contingency is a likely event that will have a positive effect on earnings. A negative contingency is a likely event that will have a negative effect on earnings. For example, […]
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Daughter starts personal injury claim against mother. Mother is in no way affected.
Mar
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 […]
