In Reely v. Zhu 2020 BCSC 1520, the injured claimant suffering numerous injuries in a motor vehicle accident when her vehicle was struck by the defendant who ran a red light. The injured claimant was 29 years-old at the time of the motor vehicle accident and she was 34 years-old at the time of trial. …
*written by Vic Maan, associate at Holness and Small Law Group In a previous blog post on ICBC claims, we discussed how ICBC under s. 83 of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act re-victimizes injured claimants who have gone to trial and won an award. In that article, we discussed the case of Aarts-Chinyanta v Harmony Premium…
Jacqueline Small and Vic Maan of Holness and Small Law Group were trial counsel for a 56 year-old site superintendent who was injured in a motor vehicle accident on November 15, 2015 when he was rear-ended at a high rate of speed. At the time of the motor vehicle accident, he was healthy, active and…
*written by Vic Maan, associate at Holness and Small Law Group In a previous blog post, we discussed certain circumstances where an accepted ICBC settlement offer can be overturned and rejected. The question then is whether you can also reject an accepted offer from a private non-ICBC insurance company relating to medical malpractice injury claims,…
In Chai v. Greenwood 2020 BCSC 1294, the 46 year-old male injured claimant suffered headaches, mood changes and soft tissue injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The medical experts were of the opinion that while some more improvement was expected, it would not result in full recovery. As such, the injuries collectively were considered chronic…
In a previous blog post on assault injuries, a father who directed that his sons attack and assault a 14 year-old classmate with batons was found liable for his indirect role in orchestrating the assault. In Siegerist v. Tilton 2020 BCSC 1235, the trial judge awarded the injured claimant damages for the assault injuries. As…
*written by Vic Maan, Associate with Holness and Small Law Group As many British Columbians are aware, most ICBC claims settle without a trial. Settling with ICBC is advantageous to injured claimants in certain situations. With settlement, an injured claimant can control the amount of the ICBC payout by agreeing or refusing to agree…
*written by Vic Maan, Associate Lawyer at Holness and Small Law Group If you are injured in an accident, you have the right to sue the negligent (wrongful) party for compensation for your injuries and losses. Examples of losses that are commonly claimed in an ICBC settlements include income loss, future care costs…
ICBC Enhanced Care 2021, celebrated by NDP government, received Royal Assent Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. Auto injury victims need to prepare for the worst. Our Attorney General David Eby has coined ICBC no fault auto insurance as “ICBC Enhanced Care”. The Enhanced Care at ICBC will mean the elimination of compensation for pain and suffering.…
Average ICBC Rear Ender Payouts from the Supreme Court Getting hit from behind while stopped in traffic is a common occurrence, usually referred to as a rear-end accident. As a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia since 1995, I can say there have likely been more rear end car accident cases forced into court in…