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A Lesson in Math: Winners and Losers in Personal Injury Lawsuits

Written by admin on July 15, 2010. Posted in BC Supreme Court Costs Cases, Uncategorized.

When a personal injury claim goes to trial there is a winner and a loser. Who the winner is, however, is not always apparent by reading the Court judgement. To know who the winner really is you have to know the behind the scenes formal settlement offers. Reasons for judgment were released today demonstrating, yet […]

ICBC Injury Claims and Formal Settlement Offers; What You Need to Know

Written by admin on May 10, 2010. Posted in BC Injury Claims Media Archives, Settlement Law, Uncategorized.

When taking an ICBC or other BC personal injury claim to trial in the Supreme Court it is vital to understand the financial consequences that can be triggered when formal settlement offers are made. I have written dozens of articles on this topic and you can access these here. Below is a brief video discussing some […]

I Accept Your Settlement Offer…Wait a Minute, What Settlement Offer?

Written by admin on March 13, 2010. Posted in Civil Procedure, Settlement Law, Uncategorized.

Reasons for judgement were released yesterday by the BC Supreme Court, New Westminster Registry, dealing with a very interesting set of facts. Can a Defendant accept a Formal Settlement Offer from a Plaintiff when the Plaintiff forgot the offer was made in the first place? In yesterday’s case (Burton v. Bakker) the Plaintiff was injured […]