The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently awarded a plaintiff $5000 for future training on the grounds that there was a “reasonable likelihood” she would require it: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/17/2015BCSC1740.htm What made this award interesting was that the judge had also ruled that the plaintiff was “not, at this time, disabled in any meaningful way.” Additionally, this […]
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General Legal Resources
You do not need to lose consciousness to suffer a brain injury: court awards art student million dollar settlement in ICBC case.
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Sep
Sep
In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case, an art student was awarded a 1 million dollar settlement: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/17/2015BCSC1724.htm At issue was whether or not the plaintiff had suffered a brain injury. The courts found that the plaintiff had indeed suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, which was likely to cause “permanent”cognitive impairment. […]
General Legal Resources
An update on how the courts deal with pre-existing injuries and how this will affect your ICBC claim.
15
Sep
Sep
Clients of mine often suffer from pre-existing injuries; these are injuries that they suffered from prior to their motor vehicle accidents. Pre-existing injuries can severely complicate how much your case is worth and how you should deal with ICBC. The law on this area is equally complicated. A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia […]
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Aug
Aug
The country you are resident in does not determine your right to make a claim for personal injuries in British Columbia (BC) or other jurisdictions in Canada. Generally, the rule is that in order to bring a claim in BC, you need only have been injured while inside BC. Most personal injury cases involving car […]
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Aug
Aug
It’s a common misconception that you are barred from making a claim against ICBC for injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident if you have pre-existing injuries. In fact, it ‘s quite common for people injured in car accidents to have pre-existing medical conditions of some kind, and having a pre-existing susceptibility to […]
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Jul
Jul
In a recent judgement the courts of British Columbia ordered that ICBC had the right to see relevant, and otherwise private, photos of a Plaintiff: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/11/2015BCSC1195.htm The order was made for the Plaintiff to produce all photos taken after her motor vehicle accident from her Facebook account, cellular phone, and computer which showed her engaged in pole, […]
