Brain Injury Claimant Awarded $5.9 Million But only Gets $1 Million due to Lack of Insurance and Settlement Agreement

I have been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 representing injury claimants and can say that this brain injury falling case (Danicek v. Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang, 2011 BCSC 65) stands out for me as an example of the liability insurance system gone wrong.  The injury claimant, a young lawyer, suffered serious and permanent injuries…

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Brain Injury Claimant Sues Vancouver Strip Club and Claim Dismissed as Force was Reasonable

The Vancouver injury claimant in this injury case(Kasendi v. Cecil Hotel Ltd, 2011 BCSC 53) was ejected from the exotic show lounge at the Cecil Hotel by its lounge security manager and other security staff. The claimant alleges that the ejection was without cause and in breach of the Cecil Hotel’s obligations to him and caused him…

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Head Injury ICBC Settlements Involving Limb Injury and Malpractice Allegations

Being a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver British Columbia settling injury claims since 1995 I have dealt with cases in which the injury claimant has suffered a brain and spinal cord injury in a car accident and ICBC claims that the ongoing disability is due to the negligence of the surgeon and not the at…

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3 Top Tips to Help find the Best Personal Injury Lawyer For Your ICBC Claim

For head injury and traumatic brain injury many of my best readers know that I have been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 helping claimants in Supreme Court as well as responding to ICBC appeals to the  Court of Appeal of BC.  A head injury claimant recently asked me to shortlist the three top qualities in my dream best…

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Brain Injured Infant Approved for 60 Day Personal Injury Trial

In this personal injury brain injury (Jones v. Donaghey)case the infant claimant was an aboriginal child living with his parents on a reserve.  The Director of Child Welfare took him into care, and eventually  placed him in a foster home.  The personal injury lawyer representing the brain injury infant claimed that he was  intentionally assaulted by the foster…

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Car Accident Injury Lawyers Can Obtain Compensation For Nervous Shock

In one of the best examples of remote nervous shock   is the case of a Vancouver mother  injured  in a car accident  near Golden, British Columbia while on her way to Banff on a holiday trip with her family and friends. She was in the right rear seat, and her daughter, aged nine, was in the centre of…

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Total Disability Benefits for ICBC Car Accident Injury Claims

Many ICBC injury claimants have been denied disability benefits on the grounds that their injuries are not totally disabling. Often an injury claimant is physically able to do a task or job but is advised by a medical doctor not to engage in the activity.

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How to choose a Personal Injury Lawyer in British Columbia- Type of Injury

Choosing your best personal injury lawyer however is much more than just getting some free legal advice. In this article I will focus on the lawyer’s experience and understanding of the type of injury suffered by the injury claimant as one factor in choosing a personal injury lawyer.

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Traumatic Brain Injury found despite No loss of Unconsciousness Alleged in Injury Claimant’s ICBC Statement

Despite the ICBC statement the judge concluded that the claimant probably blacked out or was rendered unconscious for a fraction of a second or mere seconds before finding himself straddling his bike or beside his bike. The judge went on to find that, ” that it is more likely than not that the plaintiff did suffer an extremely mild traumatic brain injury…

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Personal Injury Lawyer Allowed to Withdraw Admissions Made to ICBC

Weiss v. Koenig, 2010 BCSC 1292 In this  motor vehicle injury case the office of the personal injury lawyer representing the injury claimant  missed a time limit to respond to  ICBC’s request to admit certain facts.  The injury claimant says he suffered various injuries including bilateral impairment of his hearing . The  injury claimant’s lawyer received a letter…

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