Not exact matches
ICBC argued she should not
be awarded costs as the action could have
been brought in small
claims court.
That
is, where the vehicle damage
is slight
ICBC Claims lawyers defending such actions typically make a point of
bringing this fact to the courts attention hoping that the court will find that «no compensible» injuries occurred.
This
is a good judgement for Plaintiffs
bringing ICBC claims, particularly those involved in Low Velocity Impacts (LVI's) where
ICBC denies that injury occurred.
If
ICBC is not fulfilling their duty as your insurer you can
bring a
claim of bad faith against
ICBC.
In Bulatovic v. Siebert, the Plaintiff
was injured as a pedestrian when crossing the street on a crosswalk, and consequently
brought an
ICBC claim for damages such as pain and suffering, income loss, diminished earning capacity, and cost of future care.
For example, if a plaintiff with soft tissue injuries
brings an
ICBC claim to trial and
is awarded $ 30,000 and
ICBC's formal settlement offer
was $ 10,000, the Plaintiff would
be entitled to «Costs» in addition to the $ 30,000 (barring any unusual developments at trial).
This recognzes the fact that there
are legal fees involved in
bringing most
ICBC claims to trial and one of the purposes of Costs
is to off - set these to an extent.
In Combs v. Bergen, the Plaintiff
was injured in a motor vehicle collision, and
brought an
ICBC claim against the Defendant for damages for pain and suffering, wage loss, diminished earning capacity, and cost of future.
As a result of this sub-rule, people who
bring an
ICBC claim to trial in BC Supreme Court and
are awarded less than $ 25,000, may
be disentitled to their Tariff Costs unless they can show «sufficient reason for
bringing the proceeding in the Supreme Court.»
In Kilian v. Valentin, the Plaintiff
was injured in a rear - end collision, and
brought an
ICBC claim for damages.
In Russell v. Parks, the Plaintiff
was injured in a car accident, and
brought an
ICBC claim for several heads of damages, including pain and suffering, cost of future care, diminished earning capacity, and past diminished earning capacity.
My words of caution
are as follows: If the driver
was not safe (I
'm not talking about driving like a maniac here, I
'm talking about driving less than carefully for the winter driving conditions) and you give
ICBC the alternate impression with a view towards helping the driver out, the result may
be severely damaging your ability to
bring a tort
claim.
However, Justice Vickers concluded that it
was reasonable for the plaintiff to have
brought her
claim in Supreme Court for two reasons: (1) when the action
was commenced, the plaintiff believed she
was suffering from the accident and her pleadings included a
claim for loss of earning capacity and disruption of the ability to earn income; and (2)
ICBC put her credibility seriously in issue when it took the position that she had not suffered from any injury or any significant injury.
In Rezaei v. Piedade, the Plaintiff
was injured in a motor vehicle accident, and
brought an
ICBC claim for damages arising therein.
In Chow v. Nolan, the Plaintiff
was injured in a motor vehicle collision, and consequently
brought an
ICBC claim for many heads of damages, including pain and suffering, diminished earning capacity, and loss of housekeeping capacity.
In Ostrikoff v. Oliveira, the Plaintiff
was involved in a motor vehicle accident, and
brought an
ICBC claim for many types of damages, such as non-pecuniary damages, past loss of earning capacity, and future diminished earning capacity.
In Lo v. Matsumoto, the Plaintiff
was injured in a motor vehicle accident, and
brought an
ICBC claim for damages for pain and suffering, as well as various other types of damages, such as the cost of future care.
In Rollheiser v. Rollheiser, the Plaintiff
was injured in a car accident, and
brought an
ICBC claim for several heads of damages, including pain and suffering, loss of income, diminished earning capacity, cost of future care, and loss of housekeeping capacity.
In Tsalamandris v. McLeod, the Plaintiff
was injured in two motor vehicle collisions, and
brought ICBC claims for damages.
In Yik v. Johnson et al., the Plaintiff
was a passenger who
was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident at an intersection when struck on the passenger side, and consequently
brought an
ICBC claim for damages, including pain and suffering, loss of income, loss of housekeeping capacity, cost of future care, and an in - trust
claim.
In Gignac v. Rozylo et al., the Plaintiff
was injured in a motor vehicle accident, and
brought an
ICBC claim for damages for pain and suffering, as well as other heads of damages, such as future care.
Reasons for judgement
were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Victoria Registry, dismissing two
ICBC injury
claims for
being brought beyond the applicable limitation period.
ICBC brought a motion to dismiss the lawsuit arguing that the Plaintiff
was «estopped» from suing again due to the small
claims court trial.