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Will video surveillance undermine your claims about your limitations?  What if the clips are short and merely show you climbing stairs and walking? In today’s case of Truong v. Lu, 2016 BCSC 2043, the plaintiff was injured in a 2011

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Faced with different stories of how a crash happened, who will the judge believe? What factors will be considered in assessing the credibility of the parties? In the case of Bingul v. Youngson, 2016 BCSC 1868, Madam Justice Baker was

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How much weight is given to what is reported in clinical records? What if I forget to mention an area of concern to my doctor? In the recent case of Taynor v. Brard (2016 BCSC 1738) the then 27 year

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How will my credibility impact my award at trial? In the recent case of Lamb v Fullerton (2016 BCSC 1694), the court was unable to award the plaintiff with anything more than nominal damages due to serious credibility issues. The

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I feel like my crash injuries have affected every area of my life in a negative way. While I admit to being overwhelmed at times before the crash, I feel like it has been so much worse since. How will

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If you missed work initially after injury, does that prove you’ll miss work in the future? What if your recollection about ongoing missed work is unreliable and your worries about your current role are unsubstantiated? In this week’s case of

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When a plaintiff subjectively believes their mild physical injuries are catastrophic, can they be compensated for those ‘catastrophic’ injuries? In the recent case Agar v Leonard (2016 BCSC 1430), the plaintiff was a 39-year old woman who suffered physical injuries

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On top of the initial period of time off work following my crash, I have had to take sick days here and there to recover from my injuries. I haven’t been keeping track of my crash related sick days. Is

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What if I have a bad memory and have trouble telling my story?  How about if I’m not trying to lie, but it really seems to me that this accident has changed absolutely everything?  Am I unreliable if I’m just

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If ICBC is able to point to times in my life when I have not been totally truthful with others, will that hurt my credibility to the point that it destroys my case? In the recent case Kallstrom v Yip