Personal Injury

Post Crash Checklist If you are involved in a crash consider the following initial steps: Ensure that the vehicle has come to a complete stop, the engine is turned off, and the parking brake is on. Determine whether you or the other occupants of the vehicle are injured. If you or the other occupants of the...

In the vast majority of cases there is no financial risk to the plaintiff until close to settlement or trial when “formal offers to settle” are provided. In the very rare circumstance where we cannot recover anything on your behalf, you become responsible for paying the disbursements (expenses) that...

How to Choose the Right Personal Injury Lawyer If you have been injured in an accident you will need a personal injury lawyer. Having to deal with your insurance company, the complexity of the law, and the stress of being injured, it is essential to have a qualified, experienced lawyer on your side. With so many lawyers on the market promising large payouts it’s hard to know who’s qualified...

The law has been likened to a “Living Tree” meaning that it grows and evolves in response to societal values and needs. Increasing access to justice is one such area. In the recent case of Chandi v. Atwell, 2013 BCSC 830, access to justice for plaintiffs in civil cases has been affirmed by allowing for the recovery of disbursement interest. A long-established legal principle is that a...

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...

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...

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...