If I can’t work at my pre-crash job, do I have to do something else? What if I’d rather not work at all than work some low-level job on a part-time basis? Short answer: yes, you gotta. In this week’s
Read More →If I am forced to change careers as a result of my injuries, will I be compensated? What if I managed to stick it out in a physically demanding career for years after the crash? What if I choose a
Read More →I’m terrified of needles. Do I have to follow the recommendations of my doctors that I get some therapies involving needles? Will my settlement be reduced if I don’t do it? In the recent case Dhillon v Singer (2017 BCSC
Read More →Is there an obligation that plaintiffs follow all treatment recommendations? What if the recommendation was optional, and the plaintiff’s actual treatment was effective? The case of Jamal v. Kemery-Higgins (2017 BCSC 213) was summarized last week on the point of obtaining a
Read More →I didn’t realize that I had an actual legal obligation to take all reasonable steps to get better, including paying for therapy that ICBC refused to continue funding. Is ICBC going to be able to get away with paying only
Read More →My doctor prescribed antidepressants to deal with my depression following a crash. I don’t like the way the medication makes me feel so I have stopped taking it. Will the courts penalize me when assessing my award? In the recently
Read More →It is alleged that I failed mitigate my business losses and that they were not foreseeable. What does this mean? The recent case of Singh v. Soper (2016 BCSC 1748), involved a plaintiff who sought damages for lost business income
Read More →I have been on short term and long term disability since my crash. My disability insurer is recommending I go to so many appointments and fill out multiple forms. I am so stressed out from my injuries I can’t keep
Read More →In the recent Court of Appeal decision of Thomasson v. Moeller (2016 BCCA 14), the defendant appealed the judgement for a variety of reasons, one of which was the respondent’s duty to mitigate her damages by undertaking cognitive behavioural therapy
Read More →If you suffer injuries and your struggle with obesity affects your recovery from those injuries, should ICBC be able to blame you for your failure? What efforts will be sufficient to show that you’re trying to lose weight and recover?
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