The amount personal injury lawyers can charge for a legal fee is regulated by the Law Society of British Columbia and lawyers are not free to charge whatever they want. Whether the lawyer decides to charge by the hour or based on a percentage, called a contingency fee, a lawyer cannot charge an amount that is…
In this offer to settle personal injury case(Bartel v. Milliken,2012 BCSC 971) the court makes it clear that withdrawing an offer does not weigh against the awarding of double costs. In this car accident personal injury case the injury claimant made an offer to settle her claim one week before the trial. The offer was not…
Personal injury lawyers in British Columbia are always being asked to help get the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, to pay for medical expenses that are not covered by the Medical Services Plan. In this private medical cost car accident injury claim(Engqvist v. Doyle, 2011 BCSC 1585) Judge Rogers in Kelowna found that the injury…
As Vancouver personal injury lawyer since 1995 I have represented many cyclists and pedestrians that claim their lives were put at risk by poor road design or improper signage. Most car accidents involving cyclists in my experience, however, occur because of lack of due care and attention by the motor vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist . In an…
No ICBC claimant in British Columbia needs talk to ICBC without first talking to a personal injury lawyer. In my personal injury law firm you will not have to pay our injury lawyers for the initial telephone consultation and you can ask for a free face-to-face legal consultation. The first step in making and ICBC claim is…
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…
Sometimes an injury claimant may be required by law to attend these medical exams if they are an insured with ICBC and are making a claim. The examination are often called “independent’ but many car accident lawyers would disagree. In
Jordan v. Schatz, personal injury law firm Finding the best personal injury law firm in Vancouver does not matter if British Columbia has no jurisdiction over the injury claim. In this recently considered personal injury case a resident of British Columbia, was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Alberta by a resident of Saskatchewan. The…
Rizzolo v. Brett, 2010 BCCA 398 This was an appeal by ICBC representing the at fault driver of a $562,103.30 court award due to a fractured tibia and fibula resulting in chronic pain from a motorcycle accident. The injury case being appealed is indexed at 2009 BCSC 732. One of the arguments that was rejected by…
September 8, 2010- In this unchallenged brain injury claim The 22 year old ICBC injury claimant suffered a brain injury 8 months before the car accident in which he claimed to have been injured. The first accident was clearly more severe than the second. But the trial judge accepted the evidence that the brain damage would not have…
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