Consider this statement: “The choice not to wear your seatbelt is a choice not to take a reasonable step to look after your own safety.” The fellow who recently received his 28th ticket for failing to wear a seatbelt would
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Two movie scenes came to mind as I read the carefully considered reasons for judgment of Mr. Justice Gordon Weatherill in Wallman v. John Doe, ICBC and others, a decision released last week after a 7 week trial. One scene
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The growth of the “dating industry” is an indication of how difficult it can be to find a spouse. You can catch a glimpse by doing an internet search using “dating web sites” as your search criteria. I think you
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Many of my columns contain advice that is not expected from the popular culture generated sleazy image of a personal injury lawyer. Being honest and forthright, for example, is the direct opposite of what many would expect a personal injury
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Your grandfather is seriously injured in a crash. He survives, but is no longer able to live independently and must move into an assisted care facility. You help him make a claim against ICBC, the negligent driver’s insurance company, to
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Each of us has a story about how cutting a financial corner has ended up costing more in the long run. A Burnaby convenience store owner has a story that would blow all of ours out of the water. A
Read More →I run my draft columns by my highly educated father who happens also to be very intelligent. I say “happens also” because I don’t equate levels of education with intelligence. He couldn’t understand what I was saying my first draft
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I have written before about how important it is to obtain legal advice before negotiating a settlement of a personal injury claim with an insurance company. All you want is fair compensation. I define “fair compensation” as the amount of
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Our Court of Appeal, in a decision released February 9, 2012, has given its endorsement to an important application of common sense by a trial judge. The injured victim, Ms. Morlan, was 46 years old at the time she was
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Legal column explaining the unfairness of the ICBC Low Velocity Impact Policy
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