Tag Archives: Personal Injury
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Personal injuries and buses: injured party awarded $1,000,000 after Greyhound bus accident.
Nov
As Vancouver upgrades its mass transit and increased traffic makes personal vehicles less desirable, we are likely to see more people riding mass transit and shared transportation, which is likely to increase the total amount of personal injuries arising from these modes of transportation. In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia, a man […]
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Sharing the road with cyclists: are cyclists obligated to ride on the shoulder?
Nov
As bicycling has become a more common way to commute, the number of personal injury actions involving cyclists has increased. Significant confusion about where a cyclist is supposed to ride remains. It is well established that bicycles do not belong on sidewalks, but are they obligated to ride on the shoulder? The shoulder is […]
Nov
The courts have struggled with how to address social media in the context of a personal injury case. Although the information can be valuable and relevant, it is also private. They have ruled that opposing parties do have the right to access some social media material. However, that right is not without limits. In […]
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What exactly is whiplash? How do the courts deal with it? How much is a whiplash injury worth?
Oct
As this is an extremely common injury from motor vehicle accidents, I felt that the subject of whiplash required further elaboration. The issue of whiplash is a complicated one. Unlike injuries that involve broken bones or visible cuts or bruises, whiplash usually consists entirely of self-reported injuries. This puts the court in a position […]
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Injured in a motor vehicle accident? ICBC may owe you compensation for retraining and tuition costs.
Sep
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently awarded a plaintiff $5000 for future training on the grounds that there was a “reasonable likelihood” she would require it: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/17/2015BCSC1740.htm What made this award interesting was that the judge had also ruled that the plaintiff was “not, at this time, disabled in any meaningful way.” Additionally, this […]
Aug
The country you are resident in does not determine your right to make a claim for personal injuries in British Columbia (BC) or other jurisdictions in Canada. Generally, the rule is that in order to bring a claim in BC, you need only have been injured while inside BC. Most personal injury cases involving car […]
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The use of video surveillance in personal injury cases: ICBC might be watching.
Aug
If you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident, ICBC may have hired personal investigators to watch and record you. These investigators might be filming you from any public place. ICBC will often hire private investigators in situations where fraud is suspected or where the claim is potentially large. If a case is large enough, ICBC […]
