Personal Injury Appeals Archives

Lawsuit Against ICBC Lawyer Dismissed as Wild Speculation

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, ICBC Lawyers, In a Car Accident, Personal Injury Appeals

This Lawyer was hired by ICBC to defend against several car accident personal injury claims in 2002. The first three car accidents went to trial with claimant having no lawyer to advocate his case. In his submission to the court, lawyer Mr. Paul Warnett, hired by ICBC, questioned the extent to which the claimant was injured in any of the three…

Winning Substantial Success in a Personal Injury Case

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, How Much Money Will I Get?, Personal Injury Appeals

In many personal injury cases there are several claims being made and some of these claims may not be successful at trial. How do you know when you have achieved substantial success? This is important when deciding on entitlement to legal costs and disbursements. Your substantial success will help determine the amount of money you…

Running Pedestrian with Hoody and Headphones 80% to Blame for Injuries

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Human Body in a Lawsuit, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury Appeals

The Supreme Court found this running pedestrian, wearing a dark hoody with headphones 80% at fault for an accident resulting in her injury. The pedestrian appealed the finding that he was 80% at to blame for the accident.(Vandendorpel v. Evoy,2018 BCCA 442) The accident occurred at the intersection of Mount View Avenue and Sooke Road…

Volvo Loses Appeal on $4.8 Million Mental Injury Award

Posted on November 05, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, How Much Money Will I Get?, Personal Injury Appeals, Psychological Injury

In this personal injury case Volvo was found 100% liable for negligent manufacture, negligent design and failure to warn for a Volvo 780 truck purchased in 2007. The appellants, Volvo Trucks North America Inc. and National Truck Centre Inc. dba Pacific Coast Heavy Truck Group, appealed an order that they pay damages to the…

Caps on ICBC Pain and Suffering Awards an Obstacle to Justice

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Injury Caps, Personal Injury Appeals

This is an appeal of an order dismissing a constitutional challenge to the requirement to pay daily hearing fees in civil trials.(Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General),2018 BCCA 385). This case outlines a few of the issues the BC government will face in trying to justify the denial of rights to the injured with ICBC injury caps,…

Medical Examinations to Promote Equality in Civil Lawsuits

Posted on October 01, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Human Body in a Lawsuit, Personal Injury Appeals

In this exceptional case, the Court of Appeal reviewed,but did not weaken, the requirement to attend medical examinations in personal injury civil cases. This decision will not affect claimant requirements to attend ICBC medical examinatons for accident benefits. ICBC has a unique set of laws that govern their conduct differently than other parties to a…

Repudiation of Settlement Agreement Must be Clear and Unequivocal

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, ICBC Settlements, Personal Injury Appeals

The central issues in this Court of Appeal settlement case are whether the parties reached a binding settlement agreement, and if the settlement was repudiated. This can sometime arise in ICBC personal injury cases after a settlement amount as been agreed upon but before the release has been signed. As an important principle in the settlement…

Lawyers Guard Confidentiality and Bring Important Claims

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hit and Run, ICBC Injury Claims Info, Personal Injury Appeals

A personal injury lawyer’s duty to guard confidentiality and to serve the best interest of the client is recognized in this Court of Appeal decision : Nuttall v. K.,2018 BCCA 341. The lawyer successfully appealed a special costs order against him for adding a party to a hit and run personal injury claim, which was found later…

ICBC Loses $1 Million Multiple Car Accident Injury Award Appeal

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Renn Holness in Back Pain, British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, ICBC Injury Claims Info, Personal Injury Appeals

This appeal by ICBC from a $1 million personal injury award reiterates the old adage that a judge is entitled to accept all, some or none of a witness’ evidence. A judge is not obliged to identify and discuss every piece of evidence related to factual deliberations in reasons for judgment; nor are they required to…

75% Reduction for Failure to Mitigate Injury Set Aside

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, How Much Money Will I Get?, In a Car Accident, Personal Injury Appeals

Sometimes it is obvious in a car accident case when a jury does not like a litigant. Although after 22 days of trial, the jury found the City of Surrey negligent for failing to adequately maintain the snowy roadway, they found the claimant 75% contributorily negligent. The jury also reduced her award by a further 75% on a…

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