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Personal injury claimants in British Columbia should be aware of how the Courts deal with photos and videos kept at their Facebook accounts. As a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 I have had to address privacy concerns for my personal injury clients in almost every case. With the evolution of social media, insurance…
In this Fast Track car accident injury case (Bissonnette v. Horn, 2012 BCSC 518) the injury claimant was a passenger in a vehicle driving southbound on 203rd Street, near Michaud Crescent, in Langley, B.C. Another vehicle, also traveling southbound on 203rd Street, cut off the claimant vehicle causing it to lose control, which then came in contact with a utility…
In this Vancouver filed car accident injury claim(Sandhar v. Rolston,2012 BCSC 495) the Supreme Court of BC says that at fault driver’s are still responsible for injuries that continue after an intervening injury for which the claimant is at fault.The claimant’s car was struck from behind by another motor vehicle and her car was pushed into another…
I have been a personal injury lawyer representing injury claimants against ICBC since 1995 in BC and have helped countless claimants settle their injury claims from my law office in Vancouver. Finding a lawyer can be a daunting task and most people that call my office are concerned about the cost of a lawyer. Here…
This car accident injury claimant was awarded over $1.6 million for personal injury after deduction of welfare payments(Campbell v. Swetland, 2012 BCSC 423). This personal injury claim arose from a motorcycle and automobile collision that occurred when the claimant was riding her red 2010 Triumph motorcycle northbound on Highway 6 when the south bound defendant, driving a white 1998 Subaru…
The injury claimant was injured when the car she was driving was rear-ended by another vehicle(Fell v. Morton,2012 BCSC 428). Fault for the accident was admitted but causation and quantum remained in dispute likely by the insurer ICBC , given that the car accident occurred in British Columbia. The questions were whether the back and neck pain and…
As a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 I have made many without prejudice offers to settle car accident injury claims as well as other personal injury claims. Off the record settlement offers usually have a blanket protection which applies whether or not settlement negotiations succeed. Therefore, these offers cannot usually be used as…
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia in most car accident personal injury claims will try to get the claimant’s Medical Services Plan(MSP) printout. The BC Supreme Court has confirmed again that ICBC is not entitled to the MSP printout in a personal injury case without good reason (Kaladjian v. Jose, 2012 BCSC 357) . This case concerns court applications for production…
This car accident injury case was sent back for a new trial because the Court of Appeal found that the trial judge was wrong in reducing the injury claimants award for failure to following medical advice (Wahl v. Sidhu, 2012 BCCA 111). I reviewed the original decision in which the injury claimant was travelling on 72nd Avenue, in Surrey,…
When getting free legal advice for a car accident, bike collision or pedestrian injury in social media the best lawyers will make it clear if and when you have to start paying legal fees. I have been a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia since 1995 and I have written often about how personal injury lawyers…