In this ICBC pedestrian accident case(Schuk v. York Fire & Casualty Insurance Company) the injury claimant was struck by a highway tractor trailer on Highway 16 near Valemont, B.C. and filed a Vancouver personal injury lawsuit. The tractor trailer was licensed in Manitoba and the pedestrian injury claimant had a B.C. driver’s license. The court earlier concluded that the…
This ICBC injury claim (Milkovich v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) arises from a single vehicle motor vehicle accident in which the claimant was a passenger . The injury claimant , who is now 63 years of age, apparently suffered a brain injury in the car accident and the lawsuit was filed in the Nanaimo, British Columbia…
In this British Columbia insurance claim (Kendall v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada) the claimant was suing the insurance company, Sun Life, for denying her claim for disability insurance benefits. She claimed for her benefits denied by Sun Life, as well as for mental distress and punitive damages. The personal injury claimant says that Sun Life acted in bad faith…
In this relatively minor personal injury case (Hunter v. Yuan) the claimant, represented by a car accident lawyer, was injured in an accident at the intersection of Berwicke Street and 3rd in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The injury claimant was waiting in line to turn left at the intersection and the light changed from green to…
In this ICBC settlement injury case ( Jayetileke v. Blake) the ICBC injury claimant was the victim of a rear end collision. In addition to soft tissue injuries, she began to suffer from vertigo. ICBC admitted fault for the car accident and the trial was restricted to the assessment of the claimant’ s losses. The injury claimant was awarded…
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…
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: