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April 21, 2016
INJURYwise: Expert Medical Evidence Sometimes Needed to Assess the Full Extent of an Injury and the Compensation Required.
Author: Keri Grenier This month my INJURYwise column is devoted to expert medical evidence. Travel for the injured is rarely a fun experience. Airports, planes, taxi cabs, and trains are not geared towards persons with a disability. So as I sit in the Vancouver airport waiting for my flight home,…
Continue ReadingFebruary 16, 2016
INJURYwise: ICBC Anti-fraud Campaign
Author: Keri Grenier This month’s INJURYwise column provides some commentary on ICBC’s recent anti-fraud campaign. At first I thought it was just a simple news article on the top 6 fraud files handled by ICBC in 2015, but then I heard the radio ads. They call it the “ICBC Hall…
Continue ReadingJanuary 18, 2016
INJURYwise: Should you Sue for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death?
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed the decision to sue for personal injury or wrongful death is not always a straight forward yes or no. Keri Grenier latest INJURYwise column for Castanet goes over the pros and cons associated with a decision to take…
Continue ReadingDecember 21, 2015
INJURYwise: Concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
INJURYwise is a monthly column that Keri Grenier writes on personal injury matters. This month she wrote about a very important topic in our profession. Concussions. A new movie coming out this December called Concussion is about the the discoveries of Dr. Omalu, a pathologist who, after performing an autopsy on…
Continue ReadingNovember 1, 2015
INJURYwise: Do you have to go to trial?
INJURYwise is a monthly column that Keri Grenier writes on personal injury matters. This month’s column is called Trial Required? “Do I have to go to trial?” Is a good question, and having recently finished a nine day personal injury trial, it seemed an appropriate topic for my column. The…
Continue ReadingOctober 5, 2015
Brain injury after bachelor party results in $790,000 damage award
The BC court recently reviewed the issue of liability for personal injuries and stag parties including issues of provocation and self-defence. Scott Stanley and Jeffrey Nieuwenburg were counsel for the Plaintiff Joshua Robinson who sustained a significant brain injury after being shoved by a prospective bride groom who was returning…
Continue ReadingJune 17, 2015
John Cameron goes to the mat for injured aspiring MMA fighter
John Cameron’s successful representation of aspiring MMA fighter Jason “Dooms” Day, was covered by the Vancouver Sun and CTV News. Jason “Dooms” Day was awarded nearly $340,000 after being hit by a Range Rover while riding his bike across Oak Street at 10th Avenue in Vancouver. Click the thumbnail to view…
Continue ReadingMay 5, 2015
ABC News interviews Scott Stanley’s client Alissa Afonina
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Kevin Gourlay discusses liability for Stanley Park causeway tragedy with CBC anchor Andrew Chang
Kevin Gourlay discusses liability for Stanley Park causeway tragedy with CBC anchor Andrew Chang.
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Travel Insurance: Snowbirds (and Other Travellers) Beware. Accurate Medical Disclosure is Critical.
J. Scott Stanley, a lawyer at Murphy Battista LLP, was recently featured on the CBC news and information show “Marketplace.” “Marketplace” bills itself as “Canada’s Consumer Watchdog” and prides itself on vigorously tackling issues that affect Canadian consumers. The episode that Scott was interviewed for focused on travel insurance and…
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