Damages for pain and suffering, known as non-pecuniary damages, compensate injured claimants for the pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life and loss of amenities experienced as a result of the defendant’s negligence to the date of trial and into the future. The amount awarded is based on similar and comparable cases that proceeded to…
In Geddert v. Stokes 2021 BCSC 656, the injured claimant, a window washer, was injured when his ladder was struck by a reversing car. At the time, he was washing the outside windows above a garage door at a condominium development. The trial judge dismissed ICBC’s arguments that others were liable for the accident finding…
Brain injury following a car accident needs to be documented and treated for the greatest chance of a person being put back in the position they were in before the injury. Here are three important steps to take if you have suffered a brain injury in a car accident: Brain Injury Management Plan In the First…
As a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver I have the good fortune of having a Brain Surgeon as a father. In this exclusive video, Dr. R.O. Holness, Neurosurgeon since 1975, touches on the symptoms of brain injury after car accidents. Family members are often the first to contact my personal injury law firm for help after…
I have been a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 and have noticed that there are a lot of companies trying to give advice about how you should claim with ICBC or other insurance companies if you have been injured. Some of these companies are not law firms and are not licenced to practice law in British…