Car Accident Claimant Awarded Legal Fees Despite Low Personal Injury Award

In British Columbia car accident injury claimants that bring their lawsuit in Small Claims Court are not entitled to a contribution toward their legal fee even if they win the case. If an award for a personal injury is less than $25,000.00 the Supreme Court will not award a  contribution toward  legal fee unless the claimant…

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How to File an ICBC Car Accident Injury Claim: Collecting Money for Your Personal Injury

As a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 I have been asked by Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) injury claimants to best articulate  the most common ways to obtain compensation from the driver that is responsible for the car accident.  In this article I will review some of the top ways that personal injury…

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Government Has No Duty to Act In Best Interest of Injured Care Residents says Supreme Court of Canada

Personal injury lawyers need to understand that provincial governments owe injury claimants no duty of care. In this Supreme Court of Canada case the  residents of  long-term care facilities  sued as a class, alleging that the government artificially elevated the required resident contributions to subsidize medical expenses that were properly the responsibility of government.(Alberta v. Elder Advocates…

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Vancouver Personal Injury Lawyer Finds Best Place to File and Present Car Accident Cases

Most that strive to be the top personal injury lawyers in British Columbia will not only be members in good standing with the Law Society of BC but also will be able to access the important resources for fighting ICBC injury claims  in a cost effective and timely manner.  For my practice (Holness Law Group…

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Explain How to Make an ICBC Injury Claim with no Lawyer- Car Accidents and Personal Injury

April 25, 2014- The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, is one of the largest auto insurance companies in Canada and if your search for a personal injury lawyer has been fruitless you need to read on. Making an injury claim with ICBC can be confusing and frustrating. That’s why many claimants take advantage of…

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How to File My ICBC Injury Claim- ICBC as Your Insurance Company

There has been little change to the law relating to filing and reporting  your injury claim to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, since my last post about car accident injury benefits from ICBC. In this article I will focus on some of the duties that ICBC owes to you as your insurance company…

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Lawyer Was Right to Withdraw from the Case But Court Reduces His Legal Fees

In this dispute over legal fees (Pihl Law Corp. v. McCall, 2011 BCSC 328) the client hired a lawyer to help resolve a $100,000.00 tax bill with CRA. The client said that the lawyer was introduced to him as a tax expert which he said turned out to not be the case. The client claimed that he…

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Top Personal Injury Lawyers in British Columbia will now Want to Include More Legal Analysis in Court Applications

Typically, as in this Victoria personal injury case(Zecher v. Josh, 2011 BCSC 311), ICBC and other insurance companies will demand that injury claimants disclose medical records, employment records, and school records dating  back before the car accident.  The best personal injury lawyers in Victoria, Vancouver and all other parts of British Columbia need to be aware that …

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How to Win My ICBC Injury Claim for Free Without a Lawyer

This is a question I have been asked since I settled my personal injury law practice in Vancouver in 1995,and the answer really depends on your definition of winning an injury claim.  Do you want more money? a quick settlement? Your treatment covered?  Other than by fluke you may want to settle your case with the advice of a…

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Free ICBC Legal Advice for Car Accident Injury Claims- Myth and Reality

As a personal injury lawyer suing ICBC for injury claimants in British Columbia since 1995 I welcome calls from anyone anyone seeking help for injuries caused by the fault of others.  It is a myth that an injury lawyer can tell you what your case is worth by simply talking to you on the phone. That would…

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