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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, […]

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 […]

Future Costs of Care

  Care costs can be one of the biggest financial worries to an injured party. The cost of even simple treatments, such as physiotherapy and massage therapy, has increased dramatically. These costs can be especially burdensome to someone who is limited in their ability to earn income. For someone with a long-term or permanent injury these […]

Personal injuries and buses: injured party awarded $1,000,000 after Greyhound bus accident.

  As Vancouver upgrades its mass transit and increased traffic makes personal vehicles less desirable, we are likely to see more people riding mass transit and shared transportation, which is likely to increase the total amount of personal injuries arising from these modes of transportation. In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia, a man […]

Sharing the road with cyclists: are cyclists obligated to ride on the shoulder?

  As bicycling has become a more common way to commute, the number of personal injury actions involving cyclists has increased. Significant confusion about where a cyclist is supposed to ride remains. It is well established that bicycles do not belong on sidewalks, but are they obligated to ride on the shoulder? The shoulder is […]

What exactly is whiplash? How do the courts deal with it? How much is a whiplash injury worth?

  As this is an extremely common injury from motor vehicle accidents, I felt that the subject of whiplash required further elaboration. The issue of whiplash is a complicated one. Unlike injuries that involve broken bones or visible cuts or bruises, whiplash usually consists entirely of self-reported injuries. This puts the court in a position […]

How a lack of credibility can ruin your ICBC case.

  Credibility is extremely important. At trial, the amount a plaintiff is awarded hinges heavily on the specific facts of a case, which separate one claim from another. It is a court’s job to determine facts based on the evidence before them, and a primary source of evidence is often the plaintiff themselves. Basically, the amount […]