Power v. White, 2010 BCSC 1084 August 5, 2010- This injury claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the Island Highway on Vancouver island, when the vehicle being driven by the injury claimant was rear-ended by an ICBC insured driver. The car accident was created by a deer on the highway which…
Craig v. Smith, 2010 BCSC 1082 August 3, 2010- ICBC refused to give an injury claimant relevant documents regarding a motor vehicle accident. The personal injury lawyer representing the claimant had been asking ICBC for the documents for over a year. There were several written demands, a formal application to court and a day of argument, over the…
Hullenaar v. Wells, 2010 BCSC 1070 August 3, 2010- ICBC applied for an order dismissing the injury claim because of the claimant’s delay. The ICBC injury claim arose in November of 1997. The claimaint was in his car when he was “boxed in” by two cars being driven by two of the defendants. He says that the other…
Bradley v. Groves, 2010 BCCA 361 July 30th, 2010- as we approach British Columbia Day, a chance to celebrate our achievements, our Court of Appeal has come out with a law altering decision that will assist injury victims involved in multiple car accidents and ICBC injury claims. What an injury claim is worth will now have…
July 29, 2010- ICBC Injury claimants that are in their golden years often are already limited by a physical condition due to age. However, it is inappropriate to discount an award for pain and suffering due to a car accident simply because of the claimant’s age. In the case of Ha v. Fritzke , still good…
Hunter v. Anderson, 2010 BCSC 1037 July 28, 2010- The claim in this injury case is for injuries said to have resulted from slipping and falling on the front stairs to a rental accommodation in Port Coquitlam. The claimant received a rent reduction in exchange for her agreement to shovel and clear the outside staircase where she…
Egan v. ICBC, 2010 BCSC 1042 July 27, 2010- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”), applied to court for an order that two car accident injury claims being made by one claimant be heard at the same time. In the ICBC injury claim , the injured claimed damages for personal injuries, including injury to the head, headaches, cognitive problems,…
Vancouver (City) v. Ward, 2010 SCC 27 July 26, 2010- On August 1, 2002, Prime Minister Chrétien participated in a ceremony to mark the opening of a gate at the entrance to Vancouver’s Chinatown. During the ceremony, the Vancouver Police Department received information that an unknown individual intended to throw a pie at the Prime…
Wormell v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, 2010 BCSC 1028 July 22, 2010- The injury claimant obtained a court award of $570,288.71 for serious personal injuries suffered in an accident. The at fault ICBC insured owned a large Kenworth flatbed truck with an attached crane. The injury claimant was helping remove cargo when he jumped off…
Another cyclist was hit by a car at 8th and Quebec in Vancouver and the 26 year old male was not wearing a helmet and was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. As all cyclist should know it is an offence to operate bicycle without a helmet in British Columbia, even in a bicycle lane.…
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