Category: Accident & Injury
Recently Suzanne Anton, BC’s Attorney General, launched a four-week public consultation regarding the penalties for distracted driving. Even though the government took steps in the fall of 2014 to curb distracted driving, the increase in penalties has not dampened the flow of tickets issued by police. In 2014, police in BC wrote more than 50,000 […]
ICBC wears two hats – one for the plaintiff and one for the defendant. Your ICBC insurance adjuster’s job is to minimize ICBC’s payouts, not maximize your settlement. This means that if you have been in a car accident in BC it is in your best interest to hire a car accident lawyer to review […]
Have you been injured in a car accident? Warnett Hallen LLP will work with you to assemble a team of practitioners to get you healthy and pain free. Today we’re talking to Jodi Blasco, a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) with Alliance Wellness, a one-stop shop providing integrated health and wellness services and practitioners, located on […]
It was a very sad weekend for the BC road cycling community with the death of two well-known and experienced cyclists from the Whistler Community. We are very saddened by this news and our sympathies go out to family and friends. There was so much positive education and publicity last week from the Bike to […]
The weather is warm and the healthy Lower Mainland cyclists are coming out in record numbers. Over the last three years, the cities of Vancouver and Surrey have been building an infrastructure that enables a much better road system for bikes, pedestrians and cars. The great folks over at HUB have organized another fantastic event […]
Now that summer is on the horizon, the biking, walking and cycling trails around Vancouver and the Lower Mainland are becoming very busy. We want to encourage everyone to share the paths and use common sense to avoid encounters that can lead to personal injuries. People and pets alike need to co-exist in safety and […]
In our Kitsilano personal injury practice, we see many injuries from car accidents, trips and falls, or dog bites. It’s not often that we see a bizarre assault like the one on 22 year old Paige Beaudry of Nova Scotia, where the simple act of lining up at a pizza parlor resulted in fresh out […]
Haptic technology is a tool or material that buzzes, vibrates, pulsates or tingles to communicate information through people’s skin. Although this technology has been around for a long time (think about your phone vibration settings), it’s only recently emerging onto the mainstream automotive market as an additional warning device to existing safety systems. Haptic Technology […]
By Paul Warnett When a person gets into a car accident and proceeds to file a claim with ICBC, there are two things that ICBC will take a hard stance on: liability and credibility. It is about seeking the truth in terms of whom is most liable for the accident, and in the case of […]
Warnett Hallen LLP represents a young boy seriously injured during the lunch hour at his public school in Vancouver. The Vancouver School Board attempted to have his claim dismissed using only written evidence. We opposed this attempt and argued that it was not just to determine the case solely based on written evidence. Mr. Justice […]