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Medical-Legal Report in an Assault Case In the case of Jalava v. Webster, 2017 BCCA 378, the Plaintiff alleged he was assaulted by the Defendant, who was the night manager at a restaurant. Apparently the Defendant was under the mistaken impression that...
Pedestrian Found 25% Responsible for Accident Sometimes pedestrians are found contributorily negligent when they are hit by a motor vehicle. That was the case in Howell v. Machi, 2017 BCSC 1806. The Plaintiff jaywalked between eastbound cars which had stopped for a...
Adding Punitive Damages To Your Personal Injury Claim In the case of Howell v. Machi, 2017 BCSC 1806, the Plaintiff was injured in a hit-and-run accident. She suffered serious injuries in the accident, including a skull fracture and a complicated mild traumatic...
Negligent Driver Files for Bankruptcy to Avoid Responsibility In the case of Howell v. Machi, 2017 BCSC 1806, the Plaintiff was injured in a hit-and-run accident. She jaywalked between eastbound cars which had stopped for a red light at Commercial Drive in...
Cyclist and Driver Both Responsible for Accident Ilett v. Buckley, 2017 BCCA 257, is an Appeal from a 2016 judgement in which the driver was found solely at fault for a collision with a cyclist. The driver appealed on the basis...
Substance Use Disorder Case In British Columbia, Plaintiffs are obligated to take all reasonable measures to reduce their damages, including undergoing treatment to alleviate or cure injuries. In a personal injury case in which the Plaintiff has not pursued a course...
The Defendant’s Prior Driving Record Should a Plaintiff be allowed to include particulars about a Defendant’s prior driving record in personal injury pleadings? There was no British Columbia authority on this issue until the recent case of Rezai v. Uddin, 2017 BCSC...
ICBC Seeks Order for Plaintiff to Have X-Ray ICBC will often request that a Plaintiff see a doctor hired by ICBC. This is called an independent medical exam (“IME”). If the Plaintiff does not cooperate, ICBC can apply to the Court...
Acheson Law Supports Transition House Christmas Hamper Program When one of our lawyers received an email from the Victoria Women’s Transition House regarding Christmas Hampers, our firm and staff quickly jumped on board. The VWTH Christmas Hamper Program is a great...