Icbc

Get a lawyer otherwise you will get squat.

Dis2017 wrote: ↑ Was wondering if anyone has any experience dealing with ICBC? I was in a mva 8 months ago. I suffered whiplash and soft tissue injuries to my shoulder and back. Not looking for a windfall but what is a fair settlement.

No, nobody has any experience dealing with ICBC. They have so few claims that they hardly have any work to do. I guess they blew that billion dollars they lost last year on staff parties.

Seriously, there's no point in asking here. Like eldiablo said, consult with a lawyer. There are plenty of ambulance chasers who will be glad to give you a free opinion on whether or not you have a claim. But ICBC will take a hard look at what you did in the days after the accident:
- Did you go to the hospital, or to see a doctor after the accident? Did they formally diagnose whiplash or other injuries?
- Did you receive treatment? Were you prescribed medication?
- Did you take time off work or miss classes at school? Did you cancel your regularly-scheduled activities?
- Have you been attending physiotherapy sessions?

If your answers are "no", then you won't have much of a claim. ICBC won't deny that you suffered some pain, but if it didn't interfere with your life in a provable and measurable way, they likely won't award you any damages.

I once received a nasty twisting whiplash injury in an accident where the car I was a passenger in was hit by a drunk driver and destroyed. I went to the hospital and was diagnosed with whiplash, but not severe enough to need a collar or anything like that. I was forced to curtail my work activities for a week or so because my neck was so stiff and painful that I couldn't turn it. ICBC offered me $3000 for pain and suffering, and made much of the fact that I hadn't taken time off work entirely or gone to physiotherapy. I mentioned that I was working on a critical multi-million-dollar proposal that had a deadline a few days after the accident, and my work had been severely impacted so it might cost my company the job. They raised the offer to $6000, and I took it. Typical awards have gone up since then.

We are all taxpayers, contributing to that bottomless pit called ICBC. And you are asking for a fair settlement?
Well from my point of view.....

Not to be mean, sounds like you are looking for a windfall.

If you really want a settlement, then get one of those lawyers that advertise on tv. Tell Dell or something

No,I'm not looking for a windfall. If I was I would've lawyered up. I have never made a claim against ICBC and this has happened to me before. They fixed my car and I walked away without a scratch. This time my vehicle was written off and now I have a vehicle payment again. I have a lot of pain in my neck and right shoulder. I only missed three days of work, I had just started a new job. I've always worked two jobs , one on a contract basis. I lost out on a 18 month contract because I was in too much pain to do both. I've been doing acupuncture and physiothery . Was just wondering if anybody had any dealings is all. I'm not a dishonest person , this has just been a real hard time for me.

They most likely won't offer anything and if they do probably like a grand or so. Best to lawyer up and get what you deserve.

doradxplorer wrote: ↑ ...If you really want a settlement, then get one of those lawyers that advertise on tv...

Do you mean Better call Saul ?

Then my only advice is to get a lawyer to help out. Calling them direct well result in either waiting for years for pittance or you get nothing