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 →Don’t let pain slow you down
Pain serves us well when alerting us to a burning hot surface. Not so much after a car crash. We naturally avoid unpleasant things. We recoil from burning pain. And take extra care to avoid the sharp pains we’ve experienced
Read More →Take your victim as you find him
I’m not a “perfect physical specimen.” If you know me, you are likely rolling your eyes and muttering: “Really? You don’t say!” Not a perfect psychological specimen either. “No sh** Sherlock!” I’m functioning really well, though. After over 20 years
Read More →Avoid the “magic pill defence”
A family doctor recently shared her frustration with me about one of my clients. I had arranged the discussion. I asked if there was anything more my client could do to recover from her crash injuries. It is one of
Read More →ICBC in a conflict of interest when dealing with road safety?
Money talks. ICBC’s “worst case scenario” rate increase of 42% over the next four years is screaming out. Will we listen? Last week I shared my “Aha!” moment: by treating only the symptoms of our road safety disease we are
Read More →Face some consequences!
“The driver who rear-ended my car should have to arrange child care for my kids when I have to go for my treatments, and should have to sit in the waiting room with me”. A friend of mine is feeling
Read More →Injury claims and pre-crash conditions: thin skull or crumbling skull
What is my injury claim worth? What is my injury claim worth? I am regularly asked that question during initial consultations. I respond by pulling out a pad of yellow lined paper and a pen. I draw two lines. One
Read More →Cheating… by the insurance company! [Part 3]
Is it cheating for an insurance adjuster to mislead you, or is deception fair game in a negotiation? This is the third in a series of columns dedicated to the exposure of insurance adjuster deception. This time, my focus is
Read More →Cheating… by the insurance company! [Part 2]
This is the second column of a series I am writing to expose common arguments that some insurance adjusters make that are so lacking a foundation in logic, science and law that I consider them an attempt at cheating. This
Read More →Spine degeneration – cheating… by the insurance company! [Part 1]
We all despise those who try to cheat an insurance company. What about when the shoe is on the other foot? There are a number of common arguments that some insurance adjusters make that are so lacking of foundation in
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