Car Accident Lawyers in British Columbia Spend a lot of Time Suing ICBC

Personal injury lawyers hired to represent car accident injury claimants in British Columbia will have the majority of their injury cases defended by ICBC. This is because all drivers in British Columbia are required to get third party liability coverage from ICBC.  So in a typical car accident case in which your are rear-ended and not…

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Help With My Personal Injury Claim for Pain and Suffering in British Columbia

November 29, 2012- ICBC car accident injury cases should always provide money for pain and suffering if the jury finds that the injury claimant cannot work.  Injury claimants without an injury lawyer may be unaware that they have a money claim for pain and suffering.

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Older Injury Claimants Still Entitled to Money for Pain and Suffering

July 29, 2010-  ICBC Injury claimants that are in their golden years often are already limited by a physical condition due to age.  However, it is inappropriate to discount an  award for pain and suffering due to a car accident simply because of the claimant’s age. In the case of Ha v. Fritzke  , still good…

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Motorcyclist Found 60% at Fault for injuring a Jaywalking Pedestrain

Walter v. Plummer,2010 BCSC 1017 July 21, 2010- This motor vehicle accident case arising out of an accident between a motorcyclist and a pedestrian. The accident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. when the claimant, who was jaywalking across Rutland Road, was struck by a motorcyclist. It was sunny and the roads were dry. Mr. Walter…

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Brain Injured Claimant Sent Back for New Trial Because of Conflicting Eyewitness Testimony

Duncan v. Mazurek, 2010 BCCA 344 July 26, 2011- The injury claimant was jaywalking across Canada Way in Vancouver when she was hit by a vehicle. The Claimant had no memory of the car accident due to brain injury; the eyewitness evidence conflicted; and the driver that hit the injury claimant died before the personal…

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