Category Archive for : ‘Motor Vehicle Accident’

Although playing sports is one of the most common sources for knee injuries, they can happen in a broad range of circumstances. While a collision with another player can cause you to injure your knee, knee injuries can result from motor vehicle accidents as well as in a slip or trip accident. For instance, you could injure your knee in a motor vehicle collision if hits the dashboard or gets crushed in a front-end collision. If you’ve suffered a knee injury in a motor vehicle accident, you may be entitled

In British Columbia, as with all other provinces, the law requires that you carry liability coverage as part of your auto insurance. Minimum coverage is provided by the ICBC or Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Furthermore, driving without insurance in BC can lead to a hefty fine, revocation or suspension of your driver’s license, and even spending time in jail. While you may have sufficient coverage, have you ever thought about what to do if you’re involved in an accident with an uninsured motorist?

When it comes to finding and preserving evidence as well as documenting any injuries you’ve suffered, the first couple of days following a motor vehicle accident are the most crucial, especially if you’re going to file a personal injury claim for damages. It’s also a good idea to discuss your circumstances with a personal injury lawyer. The following are some suggestions for building a strong case:

If you’ve never been involved in a motor vehicle accident and had to file a claim with the ICBC, you may not be aware of what to do. Here is a list of the most common mistakes that people make and why you should avoid them.

In June of 2018, the Canadian Government passed the Cannabis Act (C-45). This led to the legalization of marijuana on the 17th of October that same year. Despite the law still being in its infancy, there are many motorists who are unaware of the law and the rules that apply while driving.

One of the most critical aspects of a personal injury claim is the calculation of its value –
in other words, what the claim is worth. Although that initial settlement offer in a claim will most likely be insufficient, the following explains how insurers calculate what your claim is worth.

This article deals with the emotional injuries of both adults and children. Sometimes a child or teenager is in a motor vehicle at the time of an on-road accident. Later, any adult that was in the hit vehicle must deal with his or her emotional injuries. By the same token, parents must watch for the appearance of such problems in any teen or child that might have been affected by the impact of the collision.

At the time of a motor vehicle accident, an identified driver might be held responsible for a single collision. In the case of a defective product, a long line of victims might get hurt by the replication of one particularly dangerous defect. Sometimes all those victims get together and file a class action lawsuit.

No personal injury lawyer in British Columbia can tell a client exactly how long a case might take, after that same client has filed a claim with ICBC (Insurance Corporation British Columbia). Still, those same lawyers do understand which factors can influence the rate at which such a claim gets investigated, in order to determine ICBC’s response to the claim’s allegations.

Any motorist in British Columbia that becomes involved in a motor vehicle accident must file a claim with the Insurance Corporation British Columbia (ICBC). That rule forces the involved motorist to contact ICBC during the 24-hour period that follows that particular accident.