Parmar v. Rink 2019 BCSC 1626 is a pedestrian crosswalk case. In this case, the motor vehicle accident occurred in a marked crosswalk in a rural area. The injured claimant, who was wearing dark clothing, was walking with her two children. It was the early evening and it was dark out. The roads were wet…
Personal injury laws and regulations for self-driving cars are being tested in the first driverless car death in North America. The Vehicle Automation Report was released on November 5, 2019 by the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington , D.C. The conclusion is clear, the self-driving car was not smart enough to detect the pedestrian…
Even the most experienced personal injury lawyers need to pay attention to this case. The Court of Appeal has made it clear: When finding a pedestrian 100% at fault the court must analyze not only the pedestrian’s duty but also the driver’s duty of care (Vandendorpel v. Evoy, 2016 BCCA 270). Statutory provisions and the duties imposed by…
If a pedestrian is hit by a British Columbia car, ICBC accident benefits can provide up to $150,000 in medical rehabilitation expenses and disability benefits of up to $300 per week. If the same pedestrian was hit by a bicycle, she would get nothing. The Chinese tourist pedestrian killed by a cyclist in Stanley Park…
This was a personal injury case dealing only with the issue of liability for an car accident in which a trailer ran over the claimant in a parking lot (2014 BCSC 1668). The accident in question occurred outside the Quinsam Hall in Campbell River, which is a freestanding building surrounded by a paved parking lot…