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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 […]
We are on top of the mountain and feeling very sweet about winning the 2015 fundraising Gingerbread Challenge. The fantastic and creative bakers at Beaucoup Bakery designed and created not a house, but an entire village. This village represents all the work that SOS Children’s Village does to provide a home and community for children in foster care in BC. […]
It’s a wonderful time of the year! The ski slopes are open in BC, holiday parties abound, family and friends host gatherings to celebrate the year and ring in peace and prosperity in 2016. We want to remind everyone to drive safe and get home without any car accident injuries this holiday season. With the […]
There are many common misconceptions related to work and exercise after a car accident. As personal injury lawyers at Warnett Hallen LLP, motor vehicle accident victims always ask when they can go back to work, the gym or other forms of exercise. One of the most common misconceptions is that a person in a car […]