Tag Archives: wage losses
When negotiating with ICBC there is always a temptation to settle a case as soon as possible. A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case illustrates why this can be a huge mistake: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/15/2015BCSC1532.htm Here, a plaintiff initially suffered what were described as “typical” soft-tissue injuries. Over time, however, these injuries progressed into something […]
If you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident you may be entitled to an award for wage losses, even if you haven’t missed a single day of work. Injured parties are not only entitled to be compensated for wage losses they have already incurred but wage losses they have a “real and substantial […]
This issue was recently dealt with by the Supreme Court of British Columbia: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/14/24/2014BCSC2429.htm Here, a part time accountant, who had plans to expand her business into a full time practice, was injured in a motor vehicle accident. As a result of the injuries she sustained in this accident, she was unable to expand her […]
If you are making a claim for an injury and the other party is covered by ICBC’s insurance, ICBC probably can force you to go to a medical examination. The courts ruled on a similar issue recently. They not only allowed ICBC to have one medical examination but a second medical examination of the injured […]
ICBC may have an obligation to pay you for lost wages if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident. There, however, are a few catches: 1) Firstly ICBC is a secondary insurer. What this means is that if you have another source of income, such as extended health or employment insurance coverage, you have […]
Today the Supreme Court of British Columbia provided reasons for an award in excess of $1,000.000.00 for compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/14/15/2014BCSC1528.htm The bulk of this award was for “Loss of Earning Capacity”, which is the loss of the ability to earn income in the future. In this particular […]
A lot of clients express concern about the effect their potential claim will have on their friends’ and family members’ insurance. The fact of the matter is that a personal injury lawsuit often has no effect on a driver’s insurance rates once they have already been found at fault for an accident. While any […]