Category Archives: ICBC News

Mussio Goodman hopes to provide you with the latest news and articles on and about ICBC that are related to our firm. These articles could include settlements, lawsuits or general changes to the ICBC process or policies.

Court Questions Credibility and Rejects Opinion of ICBC Doctor Martin Grypma

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In claims involving personal injury, it is often necessary for both the claimant and ICBC to retain independent medical experts to assess the claimant’s injuries. The purpose is to have an independent doctor provide the parties – and ultimately the Court – with an impartial expert opinion on the claimant’s injuries. The opinion usually includes a diagnosis of […]

Court Rejects ICBC’s Application to Conduct Prolonged Examination of Our Client

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Mussio Goodman Successful Against ICBC Question Tactics Mussio Goodman is pleased to announce our success in opposing ICBC’s application to subject our client to further questioning by their defence lawyer. ICBC sought a court order to increase the permitted time to question our client under oath, which is known as an “examination for discovery”.  Under […]

Mussio Goodman Prevents ICBC Doctor Examination of Our Client 

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The Court Agreed with Mussio Goodman and dismissed ICBC’s Application Mussio Goodman is pleased to announce our recent success in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in defending our client’s interests by preventing an independent medical examination (IME) with a neurologist chosen by ICBC. IMEs are often obtained by both the claimant and ICBC over […]

Court Denies ICBC’s Application To Obtain Our Client’s Medical Records

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Mussio Goodman Protects Clients Rights and Privacy Against ICBC Advancing an ICBC claim for injuries and lost wages requires a claimant to disclose relevant medical and employment records. However, ICBC should not be entitled to a “fishing expedition” by gaining access to a claimant’s entire medical and employment history with the hopes of finding something […]

Jury Awards Our Client $216,500 After ICBC Offered Zero Dollars Before Trial

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Mussio Goodman Achieves Successful Judgment as Reported by Local Media As reported in the Vancouver Sun, 24 Hours Vancouver and Global News, Mussio Goodman is pleased to announce that, after a two week trial conducted by our lawyers Jeff Locke and Michelle Gillespie in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the jury awarded our client $216,500 for […]

ICBC to Pay $350,000 in Punitive Damages for False “Injury Fraud” Accusation

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ICBC To Pay Damages for False Injury Fraud Accusation The BC Supreme Court has ordered ICBC to pay an injured claimant more than $350,000 due to the corporation’s ‘malicious’ and ‘odious’ false accusations of making a fraudulent injury claim. Yesterday’s decision in Arsenovski v. Bodin 2016 BCSC 359 underscores the court’s strong discontent for malicious prosecution by ICBC over […]