Motorcycle Accident Injury Claimant Wins at our Top Court on his Loss of Profits Claim

Moore v. Brown, motorcycle accident case   In this personal injury case  an experienced personal injury lawyer in Victoria, British Columbia won an appeal of his client’s loss of profits claim.  The injury claimant, a geologist with a geological engineering company in Victoria, B.C.,  was riding his motorcycle when he collided with another  vehicle .  The claimant…

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ICBC Injury Claimant Proves Shoulder Injury Due to Car Accident

Vershinin v. Hayward, 2010 BCSC 1315   The ICBC injury claimant  in this personal injury case was injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred when he was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light. The other driver, insured by ICBC , admitted fault  for the car accident.   At issue were the  injuries  suffered in the accident, the effect…

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ICBC Doctor Opinion Not Accepted After he Destroys his Notes

Houston v. Kine, 2010 BCSC 1289 This is an injury claim from  a motor vehicle accident  at Clarke Road and Glenayre Drive in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Fault was s admitted by ICBC on behalf of the defendants. The injury claimant was asking for compensation for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life; loss of opportunity to earn…

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Lawyers for Injury Claimant Successfully Fight off ICBC Appeal of $562,000.00 Trial Award

Rizzolo v. Brett, 2010 BCCA 398 This was an appeal by ICBC representing the at fault driver of a $562,103.30 court award due to a fractured tibia and fibula resulting in chronic pain from a motorcycle accident. The injury case being appealed  is indexed at 2009 BCSC 732.  One of the  arguments that was rejected by…

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Injury Claimant Not Required to Attend Medical Examination-Injury Lawyer Request Too Close to Trial

Wright v. Brauer, 2010 BCSC 1282 This court application was made to force the injury claimant to attend a  medical examination set up by  ICBC representing the drivers in a motor vehicle accident case. This request was made only  two months and one week before the scheduled trial.  The personal injury lawyer representing the injury claimant gave ICBC two medicolegal reports. …

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Chronic Pain Syndrome Due to Car Accident Despite Osteoarthritis and Obesity

In this ICBC personal injury lawsuit the injury victim  claims due to  a motor vehicle accident when his vehicle was rear ended (Neumann v. Eskoy, 2010 BCSC 1275).  Fault for the accident was admitted by ICBC on behalf of the other driver. I was unable to determine the force of the impact as the decision of the judge did not address this…

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Judge Critical of ICBC’s Attack on the Injury Claimant’s Credibility

Van Den Hemel v. Kugathasan,2010 BCSC 1264 September 9, 2010-  The injury claimant in this case was a passenger involved in two car accidents in Richmond, British Columbia.  ICBC  admitted fault on behalf of the other drivers.  Judge Stewart made his decision within two weeks of hearing the case which appears to be a welcome change consistent…

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Injury Claimant With Minor Injury Lasting Less Than 6 Months gets Low Award

Brar v. Kaur, 2010 BCSC 1220 September 2, 2010-  In this Personal injury case the injury lawyer proved that the claimant was rear ended and his car  sustained rear end damage of $568.67.  The other driver admitted fault and the judge was asked to decide the case based only on affidavits.  Neither the injury claimant or…

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Judge Rejects ICBC’s Argument that an Innocent Pregnant Injury Claimant was at Fault for Trying to Work

Grewal-Cheema v. Tassone, 2010 BCSC 1182 August 25, 2010-  The claimant was injuried when she was waiting in traffic and suddenly rear ended.  The other driver admitted fault but ICBC  denied the injury claimant suffered  injury.  The injury claimant was pregnant and  her maternity leave ended about one year after her injury.   She then took voluntary unpaid leave as she…

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Court Blames Injury Claimant for not Following Treatment Despite 72 Physiotherapy Visits

Schmidt v. Hawkins, 2010 BCSC 1154 August 17, 2010-  The claimant was driving her car between Sparwood and Invermere, British Columbia returning to Kamloops, British Columbia having attended a  birthday party in Sparwood. Just before the accident the injury Claimants’ vehicle was travelling at approximately 100 kilometres per hour. As claimant vehicle rounded a corner a…

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