In this Personal Injury Settlement Divorce Claim case(2013 BCSC 1827) The wife tried to claim half of the husband’s settlement from ICBC as a family asset. The husband kept his settlement from ICBC separate and did not use it for any family purpose. He had actually placed the settlement money in a separate bank account and…
In this double costs Fast Track personal injury case(Peacock v. Battel, 2013 BCSC 1902) the claimant made an offer to settle to settle her case for $125,000.00 but the defendant, insured by ICBC, refused making only a $41,000 offer. The court awarded the claimant $255,000 and found that ICBC should have accepted the claimants offer. This…
This was an assessment of the costs following the settlement of personal injury litigation. The only issue was the $2,000.00 cost of an MRI of cervical and lumbar spine done privately.(Kumanan v. Achim,2013 BCSC 1867) The injury claimant was in a motor vehicle accident sustained soft tissue injuries. Despite two treating doctors recommending an MRI,…
The claimant in this reasonable offer personal injury case(Gulbrandsen v. Mohr,2013 BCSC 1481) was a passenger in a car accident. The Judge accepted the claimant was injured in the accident awarding her $28,000.0 in damages, but found that she was not a trustworthy witness. Her evidence about lost time at work was vague and she had…
In this Langley car accident injury claim( Charles v. Dudley, 2012 BCSC 1301) the Supreme Court Judge was critical of the injury claimant putting forward all her medical experts before she took the stand.This decision may prove somewhat controversial in civil trial advocacy circles because this approach has come to be used by some personal injury…
I have been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver serving injury claimants all throughout British Columbia since 1995 and have been asked this question about settling ICBC claims many times. I am going to discuss some practical considerations when considering settlement of your ICBC(Insurance Corporation of BC) injury claim. 1. Does ICBC have the medical information and opinion in order…
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