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BC Civil Sexual Abuse Lawsuits - A Video Discussion
Here is a video I recently uploaded to YouTube providing a brief overview of some of the unique legal issues that provide an advantage to abuse victims when suing in the BC Civil Courts:
Last month I authored a handful of articles discussing some of the unique laws that apply to Civil abuse claim lawsuits. Â These include the law of limitation periods, the law of non-pecuniary damages, and the law of vicarious liability.
Due to some of the positive feedback I received after authoring these articles I thought it may be helpful to summarize some of my advice in this brief video.  I hope this video and these articles are of some assistance.
Tags: BC Civil Sex Assault Lawsuits, BC Civil Sexual Abuse Claims, Clergy Abuse Claims British Columbia, Clergy Abuse Claims in Canada, Limitation Periods, non-pecuniary damages, pain and suffering, vicarious liability
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May 4th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
[…] to this decision is the Plaintiff’s potential ability to collect on the judgement.  As previously discussed, a successful civil lawsuit for damages may not be worthwhile if the responsible defendant does not […]