19 May, 2017
CFB Esquimalt newspaper rejects law firm’s ad seeking sexual assault victims
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17 May, 2017
Military base newspaper rejects law firm’s ad seeking sex assault victims because it would ‘amplify the issue’
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15 May, 2017
Injured and Unable to Return to Work
In many personal injury cases, the largest award of damages is for a loss of future earning capacity. This is because the Court is attempting to compensate the Plaintiff for all of the lost wages they will forgo in the...
11 May, 2017
Hit and Run Collisions – Naming ICBC as a Nominal Defendant
Did you know that in the event of a hit- and-run collision, ICBC can be named as a nominal Defendant if the true perpetrator cannot be identified? It can be done – but few people know that before ICBC can...
08 May, 2017
Single Vehicle Accidents
In most motor vehicle injury cases the injured party is struck by another vehicle. However some cases, such as Gaebel v. Lipka, 2016 BCSC 2391, involve a single vehicle accident. The Plaintiff passenger, Mr. Gaebel, alleged that the Defendant driver of...
05 May, 2017
Causation in Personal Injury Cases
To obtain an award of damages in a personal injury case, one must prove the collision caused the alleged injuries. In legal terms, this refers to “causation”. Causation was a key issue in Kodelja v. Johal, 2017 BCSC 164. The Plaintiff alleged...