Plaintiffs Litigation Blog: Kevin Gourlay
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Accident and Negligence Claims (36)
Back, Neck and Spinal Cord Injuries (9)
Civil Sexual Assault Claims (4)
Critical Illness Insurance (1)
Insurance Broker Negligence (2)
Motor Vehicle Accidents - ICBC Injury Claims (7)
Recreational and Sports Injuries (5)
Residential and Business Loss Insurance Claims (2)
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- Cycle for Sight (2)
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- fighting blindness canada (2)
- Golf for Julia (1)
- Halloween (2)
- Housing Cooperatives (1)
- Limitation Act (1)
- Murphy Battista LLP (2)
- para-badminton (1)
- Risk Assessment (1)
- SCI (1)
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- Irina Kordic (2)
- J. Scott Stanley (12)
- Janelle O’Connor (6)
- Jeffrey J. Nieuwenburg (3)
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- Joe Murphy (5)
- Keri Grenier (0)
- Kevin Gourlay (47)
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- Kristina Shelden, Resource Coordinator, PIRC (8)
- Kyle Gieni, Resource Coordinator, PIRC (5)
- Matthew Van Nostrand (1)
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- Paul Bosco (4)
- Sean Lynn, Resource Coordinator, PIRC (0)
- Sherman Lam, Resource Coordinator, PIRC (0)
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- Veronica Medved (0)
October 7, 2021
Homeowner’s Insurance – Did You Get What You Paid For?
Most homeowners know that they need insurance to protect their most important asset – their home. However, most don’t know all the ins-and-outs of insurance. They rely on their insurance broker to help them with the process. This includes determining what kind of coverage they need and what potential gaps…
Continue ReadingApril 5, 2017
Distracted driving kills. It’s #Notworthit. Join the Campaign.
As personal injury lawyers we are reminded on a daily basis that distracted driving is a huge problem in our wired world and one that is costing lives. Distracted driving: the statistics and the neuroscience Distracted driving is now responsible for more motor vehicle deaths than drunk driving. The neuroscience…
Continue ReadingAugust 4, 2015
What Is A “Reasonable Offer to Settle” – Kostecki v. Li, 2015 BCSC 1356
Reasons today from Mr. Justice Schultes to deal with costs following a trial where the plaintiff was awarded $49,000. The plaintiff had made two formal offers to settle, the first for $45,000 and the second for $30,000, and was seeking double costs. When considering whether to award a successful plaintiff…
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Counsel NotesOctober 27, 2014
A Former Quarterback’s Concussion Experience
Kevin Kolb is an NFL quarterback best known for his time with the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. He is now 30 years old and is not on an NFL roster this year having been released by the Buffalo Bills in March. In a Sports Illustrated story last week, Kolb writes…
Continue ReadingSeptember 17, 2014
Road Maintenance Claims — Kelly v. Perth (County)
We frequently act in claims where individuals have suffered injuries as a result of terrible road conditions. Particularly in this country with our weather conditions, perfection in road maintenance is not the standard but the responsible parties must exercise reasonable care in the performance of their duties. The consequences of…
Continue ReadingSeptember 9, 2014
Are You of Good Enough Character and Repute to be a Lawyer?
All lawyers have had to proceed through an interview with a Law Society bencher to determine that they are of sufficient good character and repute to become a lawyer. For most, this is a rubber stamp. For those with checkered pasts, it can become an issue and require a full…
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Counsel NotesFire Insurance: If Your Tenant Contributes To Insurance, Buy Insurance
If a landlord collects contributions to fire insurance from tenants as part of the lease agreement, the expectation is that fire insurance will be purchased. In reasons released last week, Giddings Holdings Ltd. v. High, 2014 BCSC 1658, an unfortunate landlord failed to insure his building despite the lease including a proportionate…
Continue ReadingSeptember 4, 2014
McCollum, Scalia, and The Death Penalty
Canada abolished the death penalty in Canada in 1976, having last executed a person over 50 years ago (1962). Virtually all of the developed world has done the same. The famous exception is the United States which continues to execute people, trailing only China, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia in…
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Counsel NotesAugust 29, 2014
Scienter and Liability for Your Dog
Reasons for judgment recently from Mr. Justice Joyce in Gallant v. Slootweg, 2014 BCSC 1579, involving a plaintiff who broke his clavicle and multiple ribs after being chased and knocked from his bicycle by the defendant’s dog. In the course of the judgment, the Court reviewed and restated the doctrine of…
Continue ReadingAugust 5, 2014
Expert Reports and the Proper Role of Counsel
In a voir dire during a recent jury trial (available here), Mr. Justice Abrioux criticized the practice of experts appending lengthy appendices, particularly those summarizing voluminous clinical records. The criticism makes sense in a jury trial; those clinical records would not otherwise be in the jury room so it defies…
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