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…
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…
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…
The Vancouver area in British Columbia is where to find most lawyers in the Province, and has some of the top legal resources for your personal injury lawyer. When finding a personal injury lawyer it is important to understand that unless otherwise authorized by the Legal Profession Act, the Rules, or the Law Society of…
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…
The best personal injury lawyers know that admissible evidence in a civil trial is the first step, and cornerstone, in proving any personal injury claim. The British Columbia personal injury lawyers and Court of Appeal in this injury case (Mazur v. Lucas) focused on the important question of whether a medical expert can rely on hearsay evidence, unproven…
Personal injury lawyers in Burnaby, Richmond and Vancouver all face the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, which is a Province wide insurance company when it comes to most car accident injury claims in British Columbia. The legal power of ICBC is equal in each part of British Columbia and the laws controlling ICBC are also Province wide.…
March 12, 2012- This injury case was overturned by the BC Court of appeal and is no longer good law. See my personal injury article reviewing the Court of Appeal decision. In this Surrey personal injury lawsuit(Wahl v. Sidhu) the injury claimant was driving his employer’s 1988 Ford Pickup Truck which was loaded with two large tires…
In this ICBC settlement injury case ( Jayetileke v. Blake) the ICBC injury claimant was the victim of a rear end collision. In addition to soft tissue injuries, she began to suffer from vertigo. ICBC admitted fault for the car accident and the trial was restricted to the assessment of the claimant’ s losses. The injury claimant was awarded…
In this car accident injury claim(Rosvold v. Dunlop) the British Columbia Court of Appeal confirmed that an injury victim’s optimism and willingness to embark on a new and untried line of endeavour does not prevent an award for loss of earning capacity. This injury case was relied upon in one of my recent case posts regarding claimants…