Injured victims usually wait until ICBC has cut off treatment funding before they come to me for advice. With ongoing pain and mounting bills, they have nowhere else to turn. That first meeting often begins with the injured victim scrambling
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“Yeah, but.” A response sometimes attributed to teenagers? Roughly translated: “Yes, I did that, but here are all the reasons why it wasn’t my fault or I’m not responsible”. “Yeah, but” comes up a lot in ICBC claims. An absentminded
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I’ve given the same ICBC claim advice over and over, consultation after consultation, for years. I have joked about creating a series of videos so that I could just press “play”. Perhaps that’s not such a bad idea! Injured victims
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How long does it take for a motor vehicle accident claim to wind its way through the Courts and why? This is the second time I am pulling from a list of questions provided to me by an expert witness
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I shared my “black arts” tactical advice last week for anyone pursuing an ICBC claim: “Live your life”. My advice might have come as a bit of a surprise, coming as it did from a personal injury lawyer. I think
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I walk a fine line when giving ICBC claim advice in this public forum. On the one hand, there is important advice that absolutely must be shared to injured victims to avoid being taken advantage of by ICBC. On the
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You can expect to hear all sorts of “specious and spurious” arguments if you choose to negotiate an injury claim with an insurance adjuster. If you read letters to the editor published a couple days ago, you will know that
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Next to your home, a vehicle might be the largest purchase you make in your lifetime. Some people purchase brand new vehicles, even though they depreciate thousands of dollars as they are driven off the lot. Others get a better
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“If you want trial dollars, you’re going to have to go to trial” I wish to be very clear that I am not quoting the ICBC adjuster who has been assigned to the majority of my cases, nor any other
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First off, thank you to the reader who proposed a driver safety topic about driving while wearing flip-flops. My friends are accusing me of sounding preachy again so I am going to try to leave the driver safety topic alone
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