This personal injury case involved in a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 97 North near Summit Lake, BC. when the claimant hit into a parked vehicle that had lost control earlier(Hart v. Jacobsen, 2014 BCSC 704 ). Despite the ice and snow the claimant told the ICBC adjuster he was driving at 80 to…
As a Vancouver car accident lawyer assisting people with ICBC claims since 1995 I have three important tips for ICBC claimants and for those seeking legal advice after a car accident: 1. ICBC Claims Lawyer- Specialization Help with free ICBC advice is as easy as making a phone call. Most lawyers with experience in ICBC…
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, has 30 days to pay weekly injury benefits so the sooner you make your ICBC personal injury claim after the car accident the better. An injury claimant is required to “promptly give ICBC notice of the accident” within 30 DAYS with a written report and 90 DAYS with an accident claim form.…
As a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 I have been asked by Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) injury claimants to best articulate the most common ways to obtain compensation from the driver that is responsible for the car accident. In this article I will review some of the top ways that personal injury…
There has been little change to the law relating to filing and reporting your injury claim to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, since my last post about car accident injury benefits from ICBC. In this article I will focus on some of the duties that ICBC owes to you as your insurance company…
Very practical tips and legal advice specific to your injury claim will only come from a personal injury lawyer you have hired to represent you. I am a personal injury lawyer working for the injured, I don’t work for ICBC or other insurance companies and since 1995 I have filed countless claims with ICBC on behalf of my…
In this ICBC disputed settlement case (Varesi v. Cadelina,2011 BCSC 284), an adjuster from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia offered the injury claimant $4,216 to settle her car accident claim. He explained the circumstances in his affidavit: I offered her $4,216.00 in total in exchange for a signed release, which I explained would mean that…
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…