Wrongful Death Claims – Loss of Love, Care and Companionship (Part 3)

In the last part of our recent Wrongful Death series, we discuss compensation for the loss of love, care and companionship for surviving family members. The Family Compensation Act creates a statutory cause of action for wrongful death claims and compensation available.  It does not, however, clearly define the type of damages that are available.…

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Wrongful Death Claims and Trial Decisions (Part 2)

In our previous blog post about ICBC Wrongful Death Claims and Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claims, we focused on the Family Compensation Act that governs these types of claims.  In this article, we focus on Wrongful Death claims that have proceeded to trial. In Roberts v Morgan, 2019 BCSC 2313, the surviving spouse and son of…

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Wrongful Death Claims and the Family Compensation Act (Part 1)

When a death is caused by a motor vehicle accident or medical malpractice, there is a potential claim for Wrongful Death.  This is part 1 of a 3 part series about Wrongful Death claims in BC.  This 1st blog post will focus on the legislation (statute) governing Wrongful Death claims.  The 2nd will focus on…

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The Right to Die and ICBC Death Benefits- End of Life…Insurance

BC auto insurer, ICBC, must decide what happens to death benefits and survivor  insurance if a person chooses to have a doctor assist ending their life as a result of a catastrophic injury. Will  ICBC death benefit insurance be excluded even if  death would have occurred within the policy term anyway? Will ICBC pay for assisted death…

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