Author Archives: David Klein
General Legal Resources
Construction worker given $430,000 award for soft-tissue injuries sustained in car accident.
Apr
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/05/2017BCSC0577.htm The injured party was a construction worker and father of 4 children. His work primarily focused on residential renovations and building and servicing green houses at big box stores. The plaintiff was fifty years old at the time of trial and had been injured in what the courts described as a “violent” rear end […]
Mar
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/04/2017BCSC0431.htm In this recent Supreme Court of British Columbia personal injury case, the lawyer for the plaintiff was able to draw a connection between the defendant driver and a supposedly independent witness. This case involved a rear end collision, which typically results in a presumption of fault against the following car that has struck […]
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Recent University Graduate Awarded $1,233,105.91 in Personal Injury Case Following Head Injury.
Jan
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/00/2017BCSC0015.htm In what can only be described as a tragic case, the victim of a motor vehicle accident was awarded a large settlement to compensate them for injuries and damages. During the accident, the plaintiff hit his head with significant force. He suffered a closed head injury and likely mild traumatic brain injury. The plaintiff had […]
Nov
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/icbc-wants-to-hike-basic-rates-1.3735758 ICBC is asking or a 4.9% increase in premiums. Last year rates were raised 5.5%. ICBC is citing a rising number of claims and increased legal costs as the reason for this hike. As a lawyer, with an admittedly biased opinion on the matter, my position has always been that claims and legal costs are […]
Aug
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/16/14/2016BCSC1486.htm#_Toc458696781 This case involved a plaintiff that was injured in two separate motor vehicle accidents, in which he’d suffered whiplash type injuries. Complicating factors here included the plaintiff’s pre-existing degenerative changes to his neck. At the time of trial, the plaintiff was 40, but he was in his mid 30s at the time of […]
