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 […]
The Supreme Court has prevented ICBC from Unfairly Examining Our Client As previously discussed, there are two ways ICBC can compel an injured claimant to attend an examination by a doctor of ICBC’s choosing. The first is pursuant to a claim for Part VII or “no-fault” benefits, whereby a claimant is receiving reimbursement for treatment expenses […]
Mussio Goodman Wins Against ICBC in Court As previously discussed, when an injured motorist first informs ICBC of the accident, one of the questions they may be asked is whether they were working at the time of the collision. The reason is, if both drivers involved in the accident were “workers” as defined by the […]
Court Awards Our Client $204,000 For ICBC Blunder As we recently announced, after our client rejected ICBC’s $25,000 offer, we proceeded to trial and were awarded $204,000 in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. With any successful judgment, we were also awarded “costs”, which is essentially an award of additional money to compensate for the work […]
