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General Legal Resources
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 […]
Aug
It’s a common misconception that you are barred from making a claim against ICBC for injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident if you have pre-existing injuries. In fact, it ‘s quite common for people injured in car accidents to have pre-existing medical conditions of some kind, and having a pre-existing susceptibility to […]
Jul
A solid expert report from an occupational therapist can be an essential part of a personal injury claim. Occupational Therapists (OTs) are professionals registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia: http://cotbc.org/ OTs are often used by personal injury lawyers to provide expert reports that speak to Future Wage Losses and Future Costs […]
Jul
In a recent judgement the courts of British Columbia ordered that ICBC had the right to see relevant, and otherwise private, photos of a Plaintiff: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/11/2015BCSC1195.htm The order was made for the Plaintiff to produce all photos taken after her motor vehicle accident from her Facebook account, cellular phone, and computer which showed her engaged in pole, […]
Many people continue to haphazardly post pictures and other personal content on the internet. This can include posted material on facebook, instragram, google +, and various other social media sites. Often it can seem like this material is posted anonymously and is, therefore, inaccessible, but this simply is not the case. Insurance companies like […]
