http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/19/2017BCSC1958.htm In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision, a plaintiff, who was a 53 year old aesthetics instructor, was given an award of $27,000 to compensate her for the possibility of early retirement. What’s interesting about this award is that the plaintiff, who was only 53 years old, did not plan to […]
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Construction worker given $430,000 award for soft-tissue injuries sustained in car accident.
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Apr
Apr
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/05/2017BCSC0577.htm The injured party was a construction worker and father of 4 children. His work primarily focused on residential renovations and building and servicing green houses at big box stores. The plaintiff was fifty years old at the time of trial and had been injured in what the courts described as a “violent” rear end […]
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Apr
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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Another snag for Uber in Vancouver: City council declines to allow ride sharing service in Vancouver.
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Dec
Dec
Last week, Vancouver’s city council voted not to allow Uber to operate in Vancouver. This, however, may not be the end of the story, as they also voted on a recommendation to urge the Ministry of Transportation to become more active in dealing with ride-sharing technology: http://www.theprovince.com/business/Vancouver+taxi+companies+beating+Uber/11490241/story.html Council unanimously voted for staff’s recommendation to urge […]
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Injured in a motor vehicle accident? ICBC may owe you compensation for retraining and tuition costs.
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Sep
Sep
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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May
May
In this recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case a plaintiff suffered what turned into a chronic neck injury after vehicle was struck from behind while stopped at a stop light: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/06/2015BCSC0698.htm The amount of damage to the Plaintiff’s vehicle was only about $1,000. The Plaintiff in this action was a 37 year old […]
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Jan
Jan
The obvious answer is that in liability disputes dash cams will provide very strong evidence towards who is at fault for a motor vehicle accident. This can be extremely valuable to a plaintiff who is injured by a defendant that is not telling the truth. It can also be valuable to a defendant who is […]
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Sep
Sep
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/14/16/2014BCSC1678.htm The Supreme Court of British Columbia Vancouver Registry recently dealt with this issue. Here, the plaintiff, a nurse and mother of two, was injured in three separate car accidents. The parties in this case were unable to reach a settlement, and this matter proceeded to trial. All three accidents were lumped into one […]
If you have been injured in a car accident, there are multiple ways that contacting a lawyer early can be helpful. Firstly, a lawyer can help you prepare a statement that will not hurt your case when you are trying to settle it later. ICBC will generally not provide you any funds or treatment until […]
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