Car Accidents

On average, each year, there are unfortunately about 1,600 fatalities from automobile accidents in Canada and 110,00 personal injuries resulting from automobile crashes.In British Columbia, the costs of treating these injuries are increasing, which makes it more likely ICBC will fight for every dime and nickel...

On December 14, 2009 Ms. Rhodes was driving to work on a cold morning in a westbound direction on 80th Avenue in Surrey. As she was approaching the intersection at 192nd Street, which had a four-way stop, and travelling between 25 – 35 km in a 60 km an hour zone, she applied her brakes and slid into the Mountain View Market concrete pedestal on which gasoline pumps were located. Just prior to...

In most cases you won’t pay anything before settlement. We charge fees based on the amount recovered. If we don’t recover anything you pay no fee. We usually also pay the expenses associated with running your case until it settles. This includes court filing fees, the cost of expert reports, private...

If your plan was to work to age 75 and a car accident stopped your ability to do that then justice requires that you be compensated for that lost earning capacity. In a recent case, Banic-Govc v. Timm, 2018 BCSC 1073, the Supreme Court of British Columbia dealt with just such a situation. The plaintiff, had been a youth services counsellor prior to the car accident. Even though she was 65...

From the very beginning it best to have all your communication with an insurance company go through your personal injury lawyer.If you are in a car crash you are required by law to report your crash to ICBC. However, we strongly recommend that you contact Hoogbruin & Company prior to contacting ICBC. While...

In most cases crash victims would be foolish to try to deal with ICBC without a personal injury lawyer. ICBC’s main interest is to pay out as little as possible on a claim. This is simply sound business practice. Your personal injury lawyer’s main goal is to get you fair compensation for your losses.However, in...

This is a brief and cursory overview. Always consult with your lawyer as soon as possible after an accident.Where the negligent party in your accident (whether a slip and fall, or a defective road) is the City of Vancouver or another municipality, notice has to be provided within two months of the subject...

Your main goal is to get better as fast as possible. To this end you should communicate clearly and effectively with your treating medical professionals and follow their advice carefully.It is important each time you see your treating medical professionals to tell them not only how you are feeling physically...

ICBC and its lawyers have been succesfull in obtaining by court order, access to crash victims’ computer hard drives and information stored on their social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The goal, as with videotape surveillance and private investigators, is to try and attack a crash victim’s...

If your family physician refers you to a medical specialist you should contact your personal injury lawyer immediately. There is always a chance that your family physician, unknowingly, will refer you to a specialist who works predominantly for insurance...