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Our law firm blog is your legal information resource for the latest tips, news, and legal information online. Using the categories on this page, you can navigate to the area of practice you are most interested in. Whether you are searching for information regarding Family Law, Business Law, Real Estate Law, Personal Injury Law, or anything in between, our law firm blog offers a wealth of information to browse.

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Personal Injury Law 2016/03/23

Your Facebook Profile On Trial

As you may have seen, ICBC has a new ad campaign toting the considerable resources that they have devoted to catching fraudsters on social media.  It works.  For example, a Williams Lake man had rolled his truck after drinking on New Years Eve.  In order to make a claim with ICBC, he convinced his sober passenger … Continued

Personal Injury Law 2016/03/15

What Should You Keep In Your “Pain Diary”?

Most people know that after injuries suffered in an accident, you should keep track of your symptoms. Even before legal advice, people have entered notes on their phones, written in scratchpads and note pads. Usually, the information kept is very detailed early on. After a few weeks, entries become sporadic. Usually after a month or … Continued

Personal Injury Law 2014/09/19

Personal Injury Basics: Settlement Offers.

If you are handling your own ICBC injury claim you may be in the position where ICBC has made you a settlement offer. The question is should you accept? In many cases, the short answer is probably “No”. The slightly longer answer is probably “No, and you should always get legal advice from an experienced … Continued

Personal Injury Law 2014/09/19

Underinsured Motorist Protection (UMP): What happens if you or a member of your family is hit by a driver who has little or no insurance coverage?

A driver who causes an accident in BC is responsible to compensate other parties involved for their injuries, losses and expenses (such as medical costs and loss of wages) as a result.  But what happens if the other driver does not have any or enough insurance coverage to pay for all the injuries, losses and … Continued

Personal Injury Law 2012/08/27

No seatbelt does not mean automatic shared liability

Recently DBM partner Joe McStravick represented a client who was injured in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in soft tissue damage around the plaintiff’s spine and neck. The injury occurred on May 23, 2008, while the plaintiff, Mr. Jackson, was driving his work vehicle. The accident was the result of another vehicle rapidly veering from the … Continued

Personal Injury Law 2011/12/02

ICBC — Pay up for massage benefits!

The Court of Appeal of British Columbia recently handed down a decision which was argued by Harmonie Roesch-West and Marcus Bolda of Drysdale Bacon McStravick LLP. The issue being decided by the Court of Appeal was whether massage therapy is a benefit ICBC is obligated to pay as a Part 7 benefit. Is massage therapy … Continued

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