What is an “In-trust claim”
Patient care in our hospitals is second to none, but cannot reasonably provide the constant bedside care that a parent, spouse or friend can provide.
Read More →What does it mean to have a personal injury claim?
In the context of a car crash, what is an ICBC claim? And why do lawyers get involved?
Read More →You may need a powerhouse to help against insurance companies
Disability insurance companies have all the power. Until a lawsuit pursued by a tenacious lawyer evens the playing field. Have you ever been unfairly denied disability benefits? Vanessa Godwin was, when applying for long term disability (“LTD”) benefits. She dealt with
Read More →ICBC Claims expire without notice
Cinderella’s fairy godmother gave fair warning. Don’t expect the same from ICBC. “At midnight, the coach will turn back into a pumpkin, the horses into mice, the driver into a rat. You must not be late!” Legal rights expire 354615411-ICBC-Affordable-and-effective-auto-insurance-A-new-road-forward-for-British-Columbia
Read More →ICBC claims aren’t “dollars and cents” focused
Injured victims usually wait until ICBC has cut off treatment funding before they come to me for advice. With ongoing pain and mounting bills, they have nowhere else to turn. That first meeting often begins with the injured victim scrambling
Read More →Witnesses critical in car crash claims
Witnesses are critical to car crash cases. I am not talking about witnesses to the crash, itself. Those can be critical when there is a dispute about what occurred and who was at fault, but the “who is at fault”
Read More →ICBC claims adjuster “spin”
You can expect to hear all sorts of “specious and spurious” arguments if you choose to negotiate an injury claim with an insurance adjuster. If you read letters to the editor published a couple days ago, you will know that
Read More →Injured accident victims shouldn’t just rely on adjuster
With darkness fallen, you don’t notice that city workers have dug an unmarked pit in the middle of your favourite walking path. You fall and suffer a complex leg fracture, requiring plates and screws. You are off work as a
Read More →Think before signing off on settlement
An ICBC settlement follows a predictable pattern, even though the end result is always uncertain. At some point, the “recovery phase” ends with the injured victim reaching a permanent plateau after pursuing and following all treatment options available and letting
Read More →Making sure you get the ongoing care you need
It is a concern about how to afford the ongoing expense of medical care that brings most injured victims to me. They are continuing to fork out several hundred dollars per month for therapies and there is no end in
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