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I have provided legal assistance to injury claimants since 1992 and I have been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995. When you are involved in a car crash involving an ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) claim it is best to have a legal advocate that does not work for ICBC before you call…
In this ICBC injury confidential documents case ( Jampolsky v. Shattler, 2011 BCSC 1327) the injury claimant’s lawyer sought a declaration that various individuals engaged by, or in the employ of, ICBC, as well as ICBC, were in contempt of court. Those persons included the personal injury lawyer appointed by ICBC, an associate lawyer, the commissioner who took…
In this ICBC medical examination denied case (Soczynski v. Cai,2011 BCSC 1299)a personal injury claimant in a car crash was making a claim against ICBC and had already accessed no fault accident benefits following the car accident, pursuant to Part 7 of the Insurance (Vehicle) Regulations. ICBC sent the claimant to one of their doctors to…
The lawyer for the defendant in this lawsuit claimed that the Civil Rules allow ICBC and other defendants to force an injury claimant to submit to multiple examinations (Humphrey v. McDonald,2011 BCSC 1288) as long as the total time is less than 7 hours- The Court disagreed. The defence in this case relied on the…
Settling your car accident injury case may not be the easiest thing in the world if you do not have a lawyer and you are up against ICBC or another auto insurance company. I’ve been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1995 and have settled hundreds of cases of behalf of many…
This claimant did not have a lawyer and his lawsuits against ICBC were dismissed by the court. This decision was clearly to help prevent misuse of the litigation process (Keremelevski v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia,2011 BCCA 369). What was clear to the Court of Appeal was that the proceedings had no sensible basis in law or fact…
This is an ICBC car crash injury costs case which happened at the intersection of 64th Avenue and 152nd Street in Surrey, BC(Gatzke v. Sidhu, 2011 BCSC 1214). It was dark and raining. The injury claimant was westbound on 64th Avenue and her evidence was that she was planning to drive further along 64th and eventually to turn right and…
I have been a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia since 1995 and represent people that have been injured in car crashes, bike accidents and many other types of situations such as pedestrian and truck accidents. It is not uncommon for me to get a call from an ICBC injury claimant that is not happy…
When a personal injury claimant suffers a brain injury as a result of a car accident there are many steps that can be attempted in the road to recovery. In Vancouver, BC we have recognized healthcare centres for spinal cord and brain injury. Before making a settlement with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC,…
Since the decision of the BC Court of Appeal in Bradley v. Groves, 2010 BCCA 361, leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused, 2011 CarswellBC 890, it has been much easier for the court to make decisions involving multiple car accidents. In this personal injury case the injury claimant suffered injuries in four car accidents and claims against…