18 March, 2015

Don’t Leave Your Medical Care To ICBC

When our client’s vehicle was t-boned by someone running a stop sign, he suffered a concussion, whiplash and shoulder injury. He decided to deal with ICBC directly and did not retain a lawyer until over a year had passed. As a...

11 March, 2015

Reporting Symptoms To Your Doctor

It’s important to let your doctor know if you are experiencing pain or symptoms related to your motor vehicle accident. If you don’t, ICBC may try to use the absence of notations in your clinical records against you. In 2014 our...

06 March, 2015

A Tradesman’s Reputation Has a Dollar Value

A tradesman’s reputation has value. It leads to job opportunities and repeat business. However, a tradesman’s reputation can quickly change if they are no longer able to do quality work. In a physically demanding trade, one of the biggest reasons for...

03 March, 2015

Ormiston v. I.C.B.C

Liability between a young cyclist and an unknown motorist was determined in the case of Ormiston v. I.C.B.C., 2012 BCSC 665; Ormiston v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2014 BCCA 276. Mr. Ormiston was cycling to high school on the downhill...

02 March, 2015

Raj v. Khosravi

Raj v. Khosravi, 2015 BCCA 49, highlights a concern for individuals who represent themselves and have direct contact with an Insurance Corporation of British Columbia adjuster after a motor vehicle accident. After Mr. Raj was involved in a car accident where there...

26 February, 2015

Redmond v. Krider

In Redmond v. Krider, 2015 BCSC 178, the evidence of Dr. Alexander Levin, a psychiatric expert testifying for ICBC, was given very little weight by the Court. In considering the admissibility of Dr. Levin’s report, the judge noted: [116] Dr. Levin was also...

08 January, 2014

Will Your Travel Insurance Pay For Your Medical Bills If You Are Injured Abroad?

Many people purchase private travel insurance to protect them when they travel outside Canada. They assume that their private travel insurance will pay for all medical expenses incurred if they are injured in a motor vehicle accident while abroad. Recently,...

20 August, 2012

Acheson Whitley Sweeney Foley settles Shaken Baby claim for $13,000,000

Acheson Whitley Sweeney Foley settles Shaken Baby claim for $13,000,000 In December 2011, Acheson Whitley Sweeney Foley successfully negotiated a $13,000,000 settlement on behalf of E.B., a catastrophically injured infant who was shaken in a Saanichton foster home in November 2008....

09 May, 2012

Is ICBC Refusing to Pay for your Massage Therapy Treatments?

On November 29, 2011, British Columbia’s Court of Appeal upheld the decision in Raguin (Litigation Guardian of ) v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 482 , that ICBC must pay for necessary massage therapy treatments when recommended by...

18 October, 2011

Rehabilitation Programs

Why is following a rehabilitation program important to your legal case? In law, the plaintiff (injured party) has an obligation to mitigate his or her losses. This means the plaintiff must take reasonable steps to minimize the losses she suffers by...