In this ICBC offers to settle fault case ( Currie v. Taylor,2013 BCSC 1071), the claimant suffered catastrophic injuries that dramatically changed his life after a car accident. The claimant was driving a yellow and white taxi en route to the City of Vernon when he attempted to turn left onto Highway 97 at the intersection…
When injured in a car accident and hiring a personal injury lawyer in BC most never make it a top priority to ask whether the lawyer or law firm works for ICBC. Why is this important? Personal Injury Lawyers and law firms that work for ICBC are restricted in the types of lawsuits they can…
When to refuse an ICBC offer of settlement, was a topic discussed in the trial judges decision and this is the personal injury claimants self appeal to the BC Court of Appeal(Gatzke v. Sidhu, 2013 BCCA 261) . The the injury claimant did not have a personal injury lawyer at her appeal and the court…
How much an injury victim gets for pain and suffering after a car accident in ICBC claims and other personal injury cases can be reduced by the court for not following medical treatment. In this case, after suffering a car accident injury in which medication was initially taken with success and then abandoned for no good reason,…
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, is required to release financial statements to lawyers and the general public which includes the amount they pay to injury claimants for out of court settlements. ICBC forecasts net income of $230 million in 2013 and $229 million in 2014, a total of $459 million after paying innocent victims injured…
An application to adduce fresh evidence in an appeal of a successful personal injury jury award was thwarted by a deficient affidavit from a legal support staff. This million dollar personal injury award case arising out of a car accident injury (Albert v. Politano, 2013 BCCA 194) deserves more than one article as personal injury lawyers…
The claimant was in a car accident in Kelowna, B.C. (Thorne v. Lind,2013 BCSC 862) and suffered injuries to her neck, right shoulder, and upper back area and the Court assessed what her case was worth. The other driver admitted fault but claimed the injuries were not related to the accident and was worth much less…
The BC Court of Appeal found that inadequate signage negligently caused injury in this uneven pavement car accident (Van Tent v. Abbotsford (City),2013 BCCA 236). This case re visits the distinction between duty and standard of care, affirming the three step process for proof of Civil Negligence. The Anns neighbourhood rule is applied and the court makes it clear that…
Finding the best lawyer in Vancouver for a claim with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia depends on the type of case you have and the qualities you consider to be important. There are over 10,0000 lawyers in BC, most of them having offices in Vancouver. Not all ICBC claims require a lawyer and most…
Age can make a difference to injury claims made with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, following a car accident. Personal injury lawyers are well aware of the principle that you “take a victim as you find them”in the Canadian courts. An ICBC lawyer can’t blame a brain injured claimant for having an unusually…