Category: Accident & Injury
It’s a craze that has taken over the streets for those young and old. Whether you embrace it or not, the Pokémon Go GPS game may increase your risk of personal-injury accidents. This game has had a far-reaching effect on many levels, but with the positive always comes the negative. Unfortunately, the media has been […]
Along with usual fun sunny day activities, sunshine also brings road repairs and construction along the Lower Mainland’s streets and highways. Car accidents and motor-vehicle accidents in construction zones happen frequently, putting drivers and construction workers at risk for serious construction-zone car-accident injuries. The safety of road workers, which also includes other attendant workers such […]
In British Columbia the Limitation Act related to limitation dates sets out the time period that an individual has to file a lawsuit against a defendant for a personal injury. Within the Limitation Act there are statutes and sections related to ICBC, municipal liability and personal injury and wrongful death. It is important to understand […]
Vancouver’s most dangerous intersection for car accidents and auto injuries is going to get major upgrades. The City of Vancouver will be hosting an open house to discuss the upcoming upgrades to Vancouver’s most dangerous intersection at Southeast Marine Drive and Knight Street, which has the most car-accident incidents in Vancouver. The city wants to […]
Do you know what to do if you are in your vehicle during an earthquake? This week, the province of BC has experienced a few earthquakes off the west coast of Vancouver Island. And if there’s one thing the world has learned from other countries who have experienced natural disasters such as an earthquake, the […]
Today’s article on CBC’s Go Public has prompted a discussion related to air flight injuries on international airline travel. According to Go Public, Colin Savage suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT), likely the result of sitting for most of a 10-hour flight. Blood clots had migrated up his leg, through his heart and into his […]
The following article was posted in Darpan Magazine on the 24th May, 2016. Click to the article or read below. https://www.darpanmagazine.com/magazine/darpans-10/darpan-10-with-manjot-singh-hallen/ Manjot Singh Hallen is the President of Liberal Party of Canada (BC) & Co-founder of Warnett Hallen LLP. Manjot S. Hallen, co-founder of Vancouver-based law firm Warnett Hallen LLP, is the President of the […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2016, Vancouver – Manjot Hallen, a Partner at Vancouver’s personal injury law firm Warnett Hallen LLP, is deeply honoured to be personally invited and present at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s formal apology for the Komagata Maru incident. The incident, in which 376 South Asian travellers were refused entry […]
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 […]