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Bill Dick joins Murphy Battista and Kelowna Office is Open for Business
Murphy Battista LLP is delighted to announce that Bill Dick has joined our ranks to help us open our new Kelowna office. Click to learn more about Bill. Bill’s contact details and the location of the Kelowna office are as follows: 200 – 215 Lawrence Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 6L2…
View MoreBC Wheelchair Sports Association: The Benefit of Sport for People with Disabilities and Spinal Cord Injuries
At Murphy Battista LLP we are always looking for resources that could benefit our personal injury clients. This month we want to share information about the BC Wheelchair Sports Association and the great work that they do to serve and enrich the lives of Canadians with disabilities including people…
View MoreMild Traumatic Brain Injury and Personality Changes
Recently our firm was involved in a case that has received a fair amount of publicity, most notably from The Province and ABC News. Our client had suffered a mild traumatic brain injury as a result of a car accident that occurred while she was still in high school. As…
View MoreIs a Co-Op the Right Accommodation for You? Things You Should Know About Housing Cooperatives
Broadview Housing Cooperative Located on West Broadway and Waterloo, Vancouver, B.C., is where I’ve called home for the past 6 years. I found out about this place through word of mouth at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre where I work out in the gym on a regular basis. After applying and…
View MoreKnow the Limits: Teen Grad Parties and Social Host Liability
To host or not to host? Arranging gatherings for your teens at home can be riddled with questions. However, in the past decade parents face a much more difficult decision, whether or not to include alcohol among the appetizers. This poses a much larger issue at heart with hosting teen…
View More2018 BC Workplace Inclusion Awards
Anyone can hire a minority – which, yes, in and of itself is a good thing – but it’s how you treat them that determines your true value as an employer. I’ve boasted about my employers since the moment they hired me, and on November 22nd at the…
View MoreDiscovery of documents: BCSC highlights the new two-tiered system for document production
Reasons for judgment yesterday from Mr. Justice Kent in Imperial Parking Canada Corporation, v. Anderson, 2014 BCSC 989, giving judicial force to the article he wrote on document production prior to his appointment: Kent “Discovery of Documents Under Supreme Court Civil Rule 7-1: Technical and Evidentiary Conundrums”, 70 Advocate 703, (2012). Justice Kent’s reasons highlight…
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Founded in 1982, Murphy Battista LLP is a leading litigation law firm that represents plaintiffs in complex personal injury, medical malpractice, class actions, civil sexual assault, and insurance cases. Current Career Opportunities We are always open to receiving inquiries from talented legal professionals. If you would like to express your…
View MoreHow Social Media can affect your claim
For many of people, it is difficult to remember a time before social media. Facebook, Youtube and Twitter have changed the way we communicate. Social media has left its mark on the courtroom. Below are questions and answers about how the Courts have made use of this new technology. Can…
View MoreScandalous Class Action Settlement Rejected
I wrote not long ago about an Ontario judge refusing to approve a class action settlement against legal publisher Thomson Reuters. In that matter, class counsel would be paid $825,000 while the class itself would fork over its intellectual property rights, receiving only a $350,000 fund for public interest litigation…
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