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	<title>US Lawyers in Vancouver &#187; Personal Injury</title>
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		<title>Value, Not Volume</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/06/15/value-not-volume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some refer to firms like ours as “boutique”; others say “we specialize” in a certain area of the law.  The Law Society of British Columbia prohibits lawyers from advertising that they specialize, which implies a higher level of education or training.  They do permit lawyers to say that their practice is focused or limited to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COMPARATIVE BAD FAITH LAW: BAD FAITH REFUSAL TO SETTLE; COMPARING Shea (BC) with Besel (WA) &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/05/04/comparative-bad-faith-law-bad-faith-refusal-to-settle-comparing-shea-bc-with-besel-wa-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 11:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of the last post looking at Comparative Bad Faith Law in BC and Washington. We&#8217;ll now move onto the comparison with Besel v. Viking Insurance&#8230;
COMPARE  Besel v. Viking Insurance, 146 Wn.2d 730 (2002)
Basic facts:
D, insured by Viking, crashes his pickup truck and injures his passenger, Besel.  Viking did not respond to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INSURANCE ADJUSTING SOFTWARE (continued)</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/04/06/insurance-adjusting-software-continued/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/04/06/insurance-adjusting-software-continued/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the next 6 comments covering where we left off on the last article &#8220;12 COMMENTS ON COLOSSUS AND THE USE OF “ADJUSTING SOFTWARE” BY U.S. INSURERS&#8221;
7) Identify factors in history of treatment (meds, traction, MRI, injections) &#8211;  Adjusting software is generally equipped to consider the use of devices such as cervical collars and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 COMMENTS ON COLOSSUS AND THE USE OF “ADJUSTING SOFTWARE” BY U.S. INSURERS</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/04/02/comments-on-colossus-adjusting-software-by-us-insurers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/04/02/comments-on-colossus-adjusting-software-by-us-insurers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning in the early to mid 1990&#8217;s, many insurers in the United States began using computerized claims adjusting software to assist them in keeping payouts on small to moderate personal injury claims more modest.  CSC Corporation’s Colossus program was the best-known, and most widely discussed, of the claim adjusting programs – but while some companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SETTLING MODEST U.S. PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS WITHOUT A U.S. LAWYER – 4 THINGS TO CONSIDER</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/03/31/settling-modest-us-personal-injury-claims/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/03/31/settling-modest-us-personal-injury-claims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an article that Wyatt Pickett and I wrote a while ago. I think you&#8217;ll find it interesting&#8230;
At Cross Border Law, our practice focuses on complex multijurisdictional civil litigation that implicates interests on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border.  Yet we’re often confronted with questions – either directly from potential clients, or from referring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UMP, ICBC AND MORE</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/03/27/ump-icbc-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/03/27/ump-icbc-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing on from where I left off in the last article &#8220;Canadian Client Injured in America&#8220;
All About UMP
Most importantly, you need to be mindful of the way that underinsurance (UMP) works for all BC residents.  You cannot settle a US action for policy limits without first obtaining ICBC&#8217;s consent; otherwise, you risk forfeiting your client&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEPS TO TAKE WHEN YOUR  CANADIAN CLIENT IS INJURED IN AMERICA</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/03/25/essential-steps-to-take-when-your-canadian-client-is-injured-in-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/03/25/essential-steps-to-take-when-your-canadian-client-is-injured-in-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next couple of posts I&#8217;m going to include information from a recent presentation I gave at a Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA) event &#8211; they are now called the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ).
There are reportedly more than 5,000 accidents per year for British Columbians outside of the Province, and I [...]]]></description>
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