Car Accident Settlement Puts $39,000 Expert Bill in Dispute- Court Applies Proportionality to Reduce to $20,000.00

In this car accident settlement case(Stapleton v. Charambidis) the injury claimant  was involved in two motor vehicle accidents.  Fault for the first accident was a big issue so the lawyers agreed to have a trial on the issue of fault.  The trial judge found the injury claimant 80% at fault and the other driver 20% at fault.  The judge also ordered that “Costs of this trial…

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Top Court Sends Personal Injury Lawyers in Vancouver back for New Trial on Car Accident Case

The British Columbia top court, Court of Appeal,  in this Vancouver filed car accident personal injury claim(Sobolik v. Waters) decided that the trial judge made an error when explaining the law regarding loss of earning capacity to the jury. This personal injury claimant, after winning a jury award of over $452,000.00, is now required to start…

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Car Accident Claimant Suffered Psychiatric and Physical Injury Denied by ICBC

In this physical and Psychiatric injury case( Jokhadar v. Dehkhodaei) the claimant was driving east along Marine Drive through the Lions Gate Bridge interchange when she suddenly saw headlights coming toward her. She braked and shut her eyes on impact. She recalls little of the collision, but says that when she got out of the car and walked to…

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Total Disability Defined for Personal Injury Lawyers and Claimants in Britsh Columbia

Personal injury lawyers  in British Columbia work  for many injury claimants that have been denied disability benefits by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC,  or other insurance companies on the grounds that their injuries are not totally disabling. Often the injury claimant is physically able to do a task but is advised not to engage in the activity. This…

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Vancouver Personal Injury Lawyers Forced to Attend Court for Judge Hearings

Personal injury lawyers in British Columbia best pay attention as you are now  required  by the rules of court to attend a Trial Management Conference( TMC) in Supreme Court if you plan to go to court. This amazingly also applies to litigants with no legal representation.  Judges have to attend the TMC and can make sweeping…

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Car Accident Whiplash Injury Claimant Wins in Minimal Damage Claim

The injury claimant was a front seat passenger in her father’s Honda Civic in this whiplash injury claim(Chamberlin v. Profeit).  She was on Ospica Drive, in the City of Prince George, when her vehicle collided with another vehicle and that driver admitted being at fault. The judge found that the other driver caused the car accident when she…

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ICBC Forced to Pay for Injuries Caused by a Negligent Hit and Run Driver

The claimant was injured in this hit and run truck accident (Jennings v. Doe) when his Toyota pick-up truck was forced off the Trans-Canada Highway and struck a hydro pole in the adjacent ditch.  The claimant said the accident was caused by the negligence of the unidentified driver of a tractor-trailer unit which crossed into his lane…

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Personal Injury Case Statute Barred as a Worker/Worker Claim

In this Personal Injury Claim in Nanaimo(Milkovich v. Bucan) the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal ( WCAT)found that both drivers were working at the time of the accident and therefore the court dismissed the injury claim. The injury claimant’s case against ICBCwas also dismissed earlier and the claimant was required to pay about $1,800.00 in costs…

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Personal Injury lawyer in Vernon BC Wins Double Costs

In this personal injury claim in Vernon British Columbia (Vedan v. Stevens)  the applicant brought into the negligence lawsuit says that the defendant conducted himself in a manner which was deserving of reproof or rebuke. They say that the defendant “egregiously commenced and continued prosecuting the third party claims to trial…without ever having any significant factual foundation…

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Pedestrain Struck by Tractor Trailer Entitled to ICBC Policy Limits not Manitiba Limits

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…

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