December 3, 2012- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia ( ICBC) injury claim benefits after car accidents must be paid to British Columbians that are insured by ICBC. Loss of income due to a vehicle injury can entitle you to disability benefits from ICBC regardless of whether you are at fault for the car accident or employed at the time…
As a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia I have been asked many times from injury claimants whether it’s worth it to hire a lawyer for their injury claim. Most of these claimants are fighting with ICBC or another insurance company due to a car accident, slip and fall or other injury and believe they…
This claim for emotional distress (Signorello v. Khan)began when the claimant drove his Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Convertible, worth $210,094.36, to Vancouver Airport to leave on a business trip. As the court stated, “the car was in pristine condition with 21,000 km on the odometer when he turned it over to Gateway Valet Service, operated by…Imperial Parking Canada…
If have been injured in a car accident in British Columbia and you are reading this post you have already found a personal injury law firm! At best, most personal injury claimants have never had the need to hire a lawyer and often have little understanding about how to hire a lawyer. I have discussed…
The initial step is for the applicant to satisfy the court that the application is not in the nature of a fishing expedition, and that document in question contains information which may relate to a matter in issue. As explained in the oft‑cited Compagnie Financiere et Commerciale du Pacifique v. Peruvian Guano Co. (1882), 11 Q.B.D. 55 (C.A.), a document relating to a matter in issue is one which directly or indirectly may enable the party to advance his own case or destroy that of his adversary or which may fairly lead him to a train of inquiry or disclose evidence which may have either of these consequences
Calling a car accident lawyer and calling ICBC dial-a-claim are two different steps so make sure you do both as early as possible. Your lawyer can report your injury to ICBC dial-a-claim for you if you hire the lawyer right away. Most top injury lawyers will agree to talk with you on the phone for a free consult. So, the two good reasons to report to ICBC dial-a-claim immediately are:
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.
In this car accident injury claim(Rosvold v. Dunlop) the British Columbia Court of Appeal confirmed that an injury victim’s optimism and willingness to embark on a new and untried line of endeavour does not prevent an award for loss of earning capacity. This injury case was relied upon in one of my recent case posts regarding claimants…
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.
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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