Renn A. Holness is a gifted lawyer and author to over 1000 legal blog articles. Married father of two daughters, son of a neurosurgeon and founder of Holness and Small Law Group

ICBC Awarded Costs After Nanaimo Injury Claim Found to be a Worker’s Compensation Claim

This ICBC injury claim (Milkovich v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) arises from a single vehicle motor vehicle accident in which the claimant was a passenger . The injury claimant , who is now 63 years of age, apparently suffered a brain injury in the car accident and the lawsuit was filed in the Nanaimo, British Columbia…

Vancouver Personal Injury Lawyer Files Claim for Bad Faith and Sun Life Refuses to Answer Questions about General Practices

In this British Columbia insurance claim (Kendall v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada)  the  claimant  was suing the insurance company, Sun Life, for denying her claim for disability insurance benefits.  She claimed  for her benefits denied by Sun Life, as well as for mental distress and punitive damages. The personal injury claimant says that Sun Life acted in bad faith…

Find a Vancouver Personal Injury Lawyer in British Columbia for My ICBC Claim

I have been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 and have dealt with personal injury claims as far back as 1992,  which gives me a unique perspective on the question of  finding a personal injury lawyer.  I have fielded calls in Vancouver over the years from personal injury claimants and I have learned that…

Top Court Shocks Personal Injury Lawyers in Best Evidence Car Accident Case- The New Reliable Hearsay Test

The best personal injury lawyers know that admissible evidence in a civil trial is the first step, and cornerstone,  in proving any personal injury claim.  The British Columbia personal injury lawyers and Court of  Appeal in this injury case (Mazur v. Lucas) focused on the important question of whether a medical expert can rely on hearsay evidence, unproven…

Car Accident Lawyer Wins North Vancouver Injury Claim Despite Minor Nature of the Accident

In this relatively minor personal injury case (Hunter v. Yuan) the claimant, represented by a car accident lawyer, was injured in an accident  at the intersection of Berwicke Street and 3rd in North Vancouver, British Columbia.  The injury claimant was waiting in line to turn left at the intersection and the light changed from green to…

Car Accident Lawyers in Burnaby, Richmond and Vancouver all Claim Against ICBC

Personal injury lawyers in Burnaby, Richmond and Vancouver all face the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, which is a Province wide insurance company when it comes to most car accident injury claims in British Columbia.  The legal power of ICBC is equal in each part of  British Columbia and the laws controlling ICBC are also Province wide.…

Car Accident Injury Lawyers Can Obtain Compensation For Nervous Shock

In one of the best examples of remote nervous shock   is the case of a Vancouver mother  injured  in a car accident  near Golden, British Columbia while on her way to Banff on a holiday trip with her family and friends. She was in the right rear seat, and her daughter, aged nine, was in the centre of…

How to Make an Accurate ICBC Claim

No ICBC claimant in British Columbia needs talk to ICBC without first talking to a personal injury lawyer. In my personal injury law firm you will not have to pay our injury lawyers for the initial telephone consultation and you can ask for a free face-to-face legal consultation. The first step in making and ICBC claim is…

Truck Accident Injury Award Reduced By Judge Despite Lawyer Funded Physiotherapy

March 12, 2012- This injury case was overturned by the BC Court of appeal and is no longer good law. See my personal injury article reviewing the Court of Appeal decision. In this Surrey personal injury lawsuit(Wahl v. Sidhu)  the injury claimant was driving his employer’s 1988 Ford Pickup Truck which was loaded with two large tires…