Who should I pick to testify as witnesses at trial in my case against ICBC? Will the court draw a negative inference if I don’t call my closest friends and family as witnesses at trial (i.e. that it is because
Read More →In assessing the income loss of a business owner, will “written off” personal expenses be considered? Taxable income alone won’t usually tell the full story of the financial benefit of the business. In a BC Supreme Court decision released this
Read More →If I am injured in a crash, will my failure to wear a seatbelt impact my ability to recover compensation for my injuries? What if the defence cannot prove that a seatbelt would have made any difference to my injuries? In
Read More →If a couple of years have passed since the crash, and I suffer “popping” injuries that aggravate my existing pain, will ICBC have to pay for those changes? In today’s case, (Cantwell v. Warren, 2017 BCSC 856), the plaintiff was injured
Read More →If I rely on my physique to build my personal training business, will my loss of physique result in compensation for income loss? What if my business was new, and I had pre-existing injuries? The case of Kingston v. Warden 2017 BCSC
Read More →If my injuries deprive me of the opportunity to form an interdependent relationship, will I be compensated? How can I prove this? How is the loss quantified? In a decision released earlier this week (Wilhelmson v Dumma, 2017 BCSC 616), the
Read More →If I am injured in an assault, will the judge award punitive damages to punish my assailant? What if my other damages are significant, and already impose financial hardship on the assailant? In a decision released this week (Rycroft v.
Read More →If my injuries are psychological, causing honest but mistaken perceptions about my limitations, will the defendant be liable for my perceived limitations? What if I had no pre-existing psychological symptoms? In a unique case released in early 2016 (Pololos v. Cinnemon-Lopez 2016
Read More →If I am injured in a hit-and-run, do I need to make efforts to identify the person who hit me? What efforts will suffice? In a decision released today by the British Columbia Supreme Court, (Rieveley v. Doe, 2017 BCSC
Read More →If I am injured in a crash and the at-fault driver is unable to pay for my losses, will I recover differently from my under-insured motorist protection policy? Is the law across Canada consistent on this point? Some benefits a Plaintiff
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