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July 8, 2019
Settlement reached in class action lawsuit (RCMP)
Read the full article: Settlement reached in class action lawsuit, July 8, 2019, The National Post,
Continue ReadingNew $100M settlement reached in RCMP sexual harrassment case
Read the full article: CBC News, July 8, 2019,
Continue ReadingMay 10, 2019
Bill Dick, QC quoted: social host liability after tragic after-prom shooting at Airbnb rental in north Toronto
One teen is dead after a shooting at an after-prom party held at an Airbnb rental north of Toronto. It’s a tragedy that raises legal questions around social host liability, occupiers liability, and civic responsibility. In this case, arrests were made for the murder, but there were hundreds of party-goers,…
Continue ReadingApril 3, 2019
BC’s fatality laws put seniors and children at disadvantage in pedestrian accidents. Scott Stanley quoted in the Vancouver Star.
In the first quarter of 2019, six pedestrians have been fatally injured in traffic accidents in the Lower Mainland. This tragic statistic has prompted calls to increase safety measures to protect pedestrians, particularly the elderly and children. Distracted driving is once again singled out as a factor, along with speed,…
Continue ReadingFebruary 27, 2019
Murphy Battista’s Kelowna office is participating in proposed class action over miscalculation of veterans pension benefits
Peter J. Driscoll and Bill Dick, Q.C. are working on a proposed class action lawsuit concerning an accounting error in the calculation of disability awards and pensions at Veterans Affairs. The error ran undetected for eight years and resulted in shortchanging more than 250,000 former soldiers, sailors and aircrew. We…
Continue ReadingFebruary 21, 2019
Scott Stanley comments on BC changes limiting expert evidence in motor vehicle accident cases that compromise access to justice
Scott Stanley recently commented in the Lawyer’s Daily on the B.C. government’s move to change the Supreme Court Civil Rules to limit the number of expert witnesses allowed in motor vehicle accident claims. The limits would affect the number of experts and expert reports allowed to address critical issues for…
Continue ReadingJanuary 16, 2019
Scott Stanley interviewed on Global News about ICBC’s decision to end negotiations with personal injury lawyers
ICBC’s sudden decision to stop negotiating with personal injury lawyers, combined with the trend in lowball offers that the Trial Lawyers Association of BC has noticed, means it’s likely that more cases (not less) will end up in court. This is not going to help ensure that claim settlements are…
Continue ReadingDecember 14, 2018
Bill Dick Appointed to Queen’s Counsel
We are delighted to announce Bill Dick’s appointment as Queen’s Counsel. Read the news coverage here: Okanagan lawyer honoured by appointment to Queen’s Counsel
Continue ReadingSeptember 20, 2018
Scott Stanley Representing Family in Medical Malpractice Suit
Scott Stanley spoke with CFJC Today Reporter, Jill Sperling, about his recent lawsuit involving the family of Stephen Burnstad, a 51-year-old Kamloops man, who died in January 2017 after surgery meant to treat his gastric carcinoid tumour. Scott is the counsel on the case which also involves Dr. Reuben James Bond,…
Continue ReadingAugust 9, 2018
Keri Grenier Discusses Her Experience as a Past TLABC President with The Verdict Magazine
Keri Grenier was recently interviewed by The Verdict Magazine in their 157 summer edition. The Verdict Magazine is a quarterly publication of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia (TLABC), that has been bringing top-quality news and information to the legal profession since 1980. In this article Keri, alongside other other past…
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