Jordan v. Schatz, 2000 BCCA 409 This relevant injury case involves a resident of British Columbia injured in a motor vehicle accident in Alberta. The other driver , a resident of Saskatchewan, rear-ended the vehicle driven by the injury claimant. He was insured with Saskatchewan Government Insurance (“SGI”). The personal injury lawyers needed help from the court…
As a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia since 1995 representing ICBC claimants, I have had many clients that live in Surrey even though my law firm is based in Vancouver right across from the courthouse. Surrey British Columbia is one of the fastest growing areas in Canada and car accidents are a daily reality. Personal injury…
As a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia for over 20 years I have talked to many injured people that think their injury claim is worth more than what can be proven. Car accident injury lawyers can be very helpful in ensuring that you have the evidence to prove your injury. However, without an injury lawyer on…
August 30, 2010- Did you know that ICBC requires their lawyers to enter into a written agreement which prevents the lawyer from taking car accident cases against ICBC that allege bad faith or seek a money award to punish bad behaviour? Even the top or what some call the best personal injury lawyers in British Columbia cannot take…
This is a good opportunity to review some basics on how your ICBC personal injury claim may be presented in front of a jury. In British Columbia any party to a lawsuit involving personal injuries can ask the court for a jury. A jury can be refused if the court thinks that the case is…
September 3, 2015- As a lawyer practicing exclusively in personal injury law and only representing injury victims for more than 20 years I have seen a lot of people without lawyers ruin very good cases. It is therefore extremely important to get yourself a good lawyer as early as possible. Personal injury lawsuits and ICBC injury claims can become…
Your ICBC injury claim may be due to a car accident or you may have been a pedestrian or a cyclist. ICBC is required to pay accident benefits, if your are an insured, whether they think you are all fault or not. You do not need to find a personal injury lawyer if
Finding a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia can be confusing as their are so many directories and sites that just list car accident lawyers. These directory sites do not vouch for the skills of the lawyer. British Columbia Lawyers all have to have a licence to Practice law in the Province, that’s a starting…
July, 14th, 2010- As of July 1st, 2010 every personal injury claimant now has to state the legal basis of their claim in the Notice of Civil Claim filed in our Supreme Court. With the change in the Court Rules lawyers in British Columbia are grappling with what a concise summary of the legal basis on which…
July 28, 2011- New Civil Rules of Court came into effect July 1st, 2010 and court registries have set new protocols on how the Rules work for personal injury lawsuit. The court registry is now a little more predictable. For example, back in July, 2010 I went to obtain dates for trial and dates for a judge led conference…