Year: 2016
Today, BC Transportation Minister Todd Stone announced stiffer distracted driving penalties for anyone caught with a phone or device in hand. According to Vancouver Police, 1600 distracted driving tickets were issued in Vancouver in the month of March alone and 260,000 distracted driving tickets from 2010 to 2015. Manjot Hallen, Vancouver Personal Injury Lawyer was interviewed today […]
The BC Lupus Society held a premiere gala on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Terminal City Club, one of Canada’s most prestigious private clubs. The society was raising funds for much-needed research and to assist those living with Lupus. Formed in 1977, the BC Lupus Society is one of Canada oldest charitable organizations in […]
This week a claim was filed by Warnett Hallen LLP on behalf of a British Columbia resident against the Vancouver Canucks. Mr. Chi who attended a hockey game in April 2014 was hit by an errant hockey puck and sustained injuries. Mr. Chi suffered an injury to his forehead, neck and back, as well as […]
We live in a global village, and Vancouver is a truly international city, boasting Canada’s second largest airport, with 19 million people coming and going each year. International air travel is so commonplace that it’s almost like driving, except if you are in a car accident, you generally know that you will be dealing with […]
Many injuries sustained in a car accident are complex and require the scrutiny of numerous medical experts to aid in the diagnosis and best course of treatment. Medical reports are full of complex medical terms and scientific explanations. This can prove problematic when a plaintiff is trying to settle an ICBC car accident claim for […]
Car accidents are a fact of life, especially in Vancouver, where fast moving traffic and wet weather is constant. In fact, your chances of being in a car accident in Vancouver are very high considering there are over 260,000 car crashes reported in BC annually; and many of us have been in one or two […]
Have you been offered an ICBC settlement offer and are not happy? You may want to get an ICBC claim offer reviewed by a lawyer. If you have been in a car accident in British Columbia, you can claim compensation for injuries, medical treatment, loss of wages, loss of future income, cost of future care, […]
If you are the victim of a tragic car accident, and are permanently injured, how do you make sure that your medical, day-to-day housekeeping and future care after a car accident is going to be taken care of? Paul Warnett of Warnett Hallen LLP was part of a panel of experts presenting on this very […]
January and February are two months of the year when we see more car accident fatalities on the roads of British Columbia, and in Burnaby two fatal crashes recently occurred within 48 hours of each other. The first crash involved two taxis travelling on Canada Way, and the second involved the death of a pedestrian […]
Ryan Gunson was a passenger in a Ford F-350 travelling along 24 Avenue in Surrey, BC when the vehicle was struck by Freightliner semi-truck with a trailer that blew a stop sign. The force of the impact was significant and caused serious damage to both vehicles. Gunson suffered various injuries causing life-long medical issues. Gunson […]