Personal Injury Lawyer Not Permitted to Guide Jury on the Value of the Claim for Pain and Suffering

British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Injury Benefits, ICBC Injury Claims Info, ICBC Insurance Claims, ICBC Lawyers, Personal Injury AppealsLeave a comment

This is a good opportunity to review some basics on how your ICBC personal injury claim may be presented in front of a jury.  In British Columbia any party to a lawsuit involving personal injuries can ask the court for a jury.  A jury can be refused if the court thinks that the case is…

We Won the Personal Injury Case Right? The Court Significantly Reduces Jury Award

British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, How Much Money Will I Get?, ICBC Injury Claims Info, ICBC Insurance Claims, ICBC Lawyers, In a Car Accident, Motor Vehicle AccidentsLeave a comment

July 4, 2011- In this maximum injury claim for pain and suffering (Bransford v. Yilmazcan, 2010 BCCA 271)despite The Jury awarding a claimant $385,000.00 for pain and suffering and the Trial Judge reducing the amount to $327,350.00, the Court of Appeal intervened to reduce the award even further, to $225,000.00. It seems unfair that a…