You bite it you bought it
If I choose to own an animal and choose to have it off leash without a muzzle, shouldn’t it be me instead of an innocent victim who shoulders the financial burden of an attack?
Read More →We love our furry friends. But they can cause harm.
How should we allocate the burden of harms and losses as between a completely innocent dog owner and a completely innocent victim?
Read More →Shut the front door!
“Shut the front door! I don’t even know about this? I used to work for them!” That was the animated reaction from a friend of mine who used to sell ICBC insurance. I had just told her about the availability
Read More →Protect yourself as well as your victims
A cube shaped Nissan, parked in front of a neighbour’s home, caught my attention as I was on my way home the other day. My neighbour was chatting with the driver, so I pulled up to ask about it. The
Read More →Rental car insurance – investigate carefully
How much automobile liability insurance do you purchase? Do you buy the minimum amount of $200,000 required by B.C. law? I see the magnitude of losses suffered by road traffic victims on a day-to-day basis. Losses regularly exceed the minimum.
Read More →Achieve justice: Sue your daddy!
I’m camping with my family in a lovely campground in Deception Pass, Washington. The peace and tranquility is broken only by the periodic fly by of naval jets. It’s quite comical, actually. This camping trip’s “most memorable event” so far
Read More →Using the law to impose courtesy
We British Columbians are free to express regret, by way of an apology, without fear of civil consequences. As Canadians, we’re known for that. Saying “sorry” is about as stereotypically Canadian as saying “eh”. We say the word absent any
Read More →Raise consequences for human injuries
I had a front row seat to witness the ugly side of insurance this past weekend. No, this isn’t another of my many rants about insurance companies. This time it’s insurance itself that is the problem. Insurance protects us from
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