Keeping Records is Vital for your ICBC Claim Process Many of our clients are self-employed labourers performing contract work. In these cases, when their injuries are affecting their ability to earn a living, we always stress the importance of creating a paper trail in order to prove their resulting wage loss. For example, if a […]
What You Need to Know About Interest on Disbursement on ICBC Claim Cases In order to fight for your right to compensation with ICBC, lawyers must spend money on a variety of necessary services such as investigation, doctor’s reports, photocopies and court fees. These expenses are known as disbursements. When you hire a lawyer for […]
Mussio Goodman Wins BC Court of Appeal Against ICBC for Trying to Deny Injury Compensation We are pleased to announce that the British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled that ICBC must compensate for the injuries sustained by our client during a bus ride back from their zip line ride. As reported by The Vancouver […]
ICBC Hired Doctor Biased Against Client Says Judge Expert witnesses, such as doctors, who come to court to testify, do so in order to give evidence and opinion on complicated matters outside of the realm of the general knowledge of judges and juries. The “Rules of Court” require that these witnesses give such evidence in […]
A Home-Maker Receives Compensation in Court for Loss of Capacity A claimant may also be entitled to a court award for “diminished home-making capacity”, in addition to compensation for lost wages, pain and suffering, and treatment expenses. This was the case in Savoie v. Williams, in which a Plaintiff suffered injuries to her back and neck in a […]
Lawyers Weekly Recently Featured Mussio Goodman Lawyer As previously discussed, injured claimants must take reasonable steps to restore themselves to their pre-accident condition, which includes following the advice of their doctors. In the trial of Warner v. Cousins, the judge found that the Plaintiff failed to mitigate her damages and reduced the award as a result. The […]
