For all you ICBC injury claimants, revealing and uncovering the truth about auto giant ICBC can be impossible when the “freedom of information” laws provide ICBC with legal shelter. ICBC is a modern example of a state-run auto insurance enterprise, part of the concept of a planned economy. Despite difficulty finding this information on the ICBC website…
ICBC Personal injury caps, wiping out fundamental principles of fairness and compensation. ICBC and the current NDP are poised to extinguish the rights of all British Columbian’s injured in a car accident. On May 5, 2018 there was a large community rally outside the Surrey office of MLA Jinny Sims opposing the introduction of injury…
The new NDP injury cap legislation degrades chronic psychiatric conditions to “minor injuries” and leaves claimants without a legal advocate. This change tramples on individual rights and its only aim is saving ICBC from elimination. The vulnerable, the innocent that develop chronic illnesses due to car accidents will be offered a maximum one time payment of…
March 26, 2018- The proposed ICBC Injury caps will not affect claimants that are injured before January 1, 2019. If this change becomes law ICBC claimants suffering soft tissue injuries can expect ICBC to deny their claims or limit compensation to $5,500 for pain and suffering. Allowing ICBC to limit payments of pain and suffering…
Even the best personal injury lawyers seek expert opinion to obtain the highest results for their personal injury cases. So, it is hard to imagine how an ICBC injury claimant could obtain a fair resolution of their claim without a legal advocate. ICBC is pushing an injury cap system in which claimants will not have the benefit…
If your car accident occurred before January 1, 2019 the ICBC injury cap will not affect your claim. The current government may however change the proposal before, or if, it becomes law. It is therefore very important that all claimants obtain legal advice in the first 30 days following a car accident. Most injury lawyers still provide…
Proposed Changes to Awards for Pain and Suffering in British Columbia For injury victims of car accidents, the NDP government is planning to legislate a $5,500 cap on injury claims for pain and suffering starting in 2019. This will destroy the gains injury victims have made over reckless culprits, bad drivers and highway offenders. Allowing the current…
Talk to anyone affected by injury caps and they will tell you their quality of life has significantly decreased because they have no access to legal advice or recommendations for adequate care and treatment. When a person has been injured thru no fault of their own, our law has always allowed an innocent victim to be put back financially…
The Rear Ender: Mechanics of Whiplash Associated Disorder The neck acts as a stationary marker during an average rear end impact collision. When hit from behind by a car the spine and torso load the seat and the torso begins to accelerate. Significantly high shear forces develop in the neck and brain, the spinal curves straighten and the…
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