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Why You Need to Contact a Lawyer Before Contacting ICBC After a Car Accident
Filing a claim with the Insurance Corporation British Columbia (ICBC) can be challenging. If you contact ICBC, it will require reporting the auto accident in detail, making statements to a claim adjuster, filing any documentation regarding your accident within a certain time frame as well as the ICBC assessing a potential settlement. Car accident victims […]
Woodlands’ survivors finally to receive redress from provincial government
In a press release dated March 31, 2018, the Office of the Premier Ministry of Health announced that former residents of Woodlands who attended the school before Aug. 1, 1974, will finally receive compensation for systemic abuse suffered at the provincial institution. “When I began working on this case in 2006, with the now-Minister Adrian Dix, […]
B.C. announces new compensation for Woodlands survivors
British Columbia’s provincial government announced Saturday it is extending compensation to more survivors who endured systemic abuse at a provincial institution for those with developmental disabilities and mental illness. For more information about this class action, visit https://www.callkleinlawyers.com/class-actions/settled/woodlands/. Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-announces-new-compensation-for-woodlands-survivors-1.3866484
Woodlands’ survivors promised $10,000 compensation by B.C. government
The B.C. government will be compensating former residents and survivors of the Woodlands institution, following years of sexual, physical and psychological abuse reported by many who sought care there. Survivors who attended the institution in New Westminster before Aug. 1, 1974 will receive $10,000 ex-gratia, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced Saturday. That means that […]
What Steps Are Involved in an Auto Accident Case in British Columbia?
According to statistics recently released by ICBC and reported on CBC News, the number of car crashes has increased dramatically over the past three years, jumping 23% to a total of 320,000 in 2016 alone. This means an average of 875 crashes happened each day in British Columbia. While safety awareness campaigns and other efforts […]
