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		<title>Hot Coffee Movie Screening Registration and Expert Legal Panel</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2012/01/24/hot-coffee-movie-screening-registration-and-expert-legal-panel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Feb 16th, 2012, Hot Coffee, the documentary feature film Variety magazine calls an “Eye-opening indictment of the way big business spins the media”, will be screened for the first time in Vancouver at the Ridge Theatre.
The screening is sponsored by Cross Border Law, US Lawyers in Vancouver, with all proceeds from ticket sales going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY? Subrogation Liens Arising Out of a BC MVA</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/11/01/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-subrogation-liens-arising-out-of-a-bc-mva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Belanger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada Personal Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark Belanger
The next time you assist an American citizen involved in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in British Columbia, you should note that PIP liens are not recoverable in British Columbia.
Say you manage to settle a client’s BC mva claim for $25,000 all inclusive, with a subrogation lien of $5,000 by your client’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims in Canadian P.I. Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten-Minute Course
Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims in Canadian P.I. Cases
(or Can You find the Missing $865,000?)
By Greg Samuels*
The Fact Pattern:
John Smith is a Washington resident, insured by GEICO, who was catastrophically injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident in Vancouver, B.C.  The Defendant, Jane Doe, also a Washington resident and determined to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BURDENS OF PROOF – Negligence and Strict Liability</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/10/05/burdens-of-proof-%e2%80%93-negligence-and-strict-liability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/10/05/burdens-of-proof-%e2%80%93-negligence-and-strict-liability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Product Liability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In every civil case, the plaintiff has the burden of proving the basic elements of negligence—duty, breach, causation and damages—and such proof is required by “a preponderance of the evidence”.  This is defined as “more probable than not” or “more likely true than not true” or “on a 51% basis”.  The reality is that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing Personal Injury Law in the US and Canada – A General Overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In both the US and Canada, personal injury law, a subset of the law of Negligence, is based on the English system of Torts.  While much of the procedural law governing personal injury litigation, including the types of damages recoverable, is controlled by the laws of individual states and provinces, the two countries share much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer Facing a Forum Non Conveniens: Q&amp;A</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/17/lawyer-facing-a-forum-non-conveniens-qa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/17/lawyer-facing-a-forum-non-conveniens-qa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUESTION:
I&#8217;m a lawyer facing a forum non conveniens challenge from a bicycle manufacturer based in Connecticut, about a Canadian resident who was injured during a Seattle bike race, when the frame of her bike fell apart and she lost control, severely injuring herself.  The company is saying that the case should be tried in Vancouver, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians Injured or Killed in the US or by Americans</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/17/canadians-injured-or-killed-in-the-us-or-by-americans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/17/canadians-injured-or-killed-in-the-us-or-by-americans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a subsequent blog, I’ll tackle Americans Injured in Canada.  In this piece, I’ll discuss how a claim for a Canadian is different when it proceeds in the US.
Most BC drivers assume that everyone around them is insured.  When they travel in BC, they know that other drivers cannot register their vehicles or obtain license [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance Payouts for Neck Injuries in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/10/insurance-payouts-for-neck-injuries-in-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/10/insurance-payouts-for-neck-injuries-in-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Personal injury awards are governed by the law of Negligence, which always includes several   basic elements—Duty, Breach, Causation and Damages—but one cannot look   to a national set of awards to determine what an appropriate range of   damages might be for a specific case.  This is due to the fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IDENTIFYING U.S. GEMS IN YOUR PRACTICE</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/05/11/identifying-us-gems-in-your-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/05/11/identifying-us-gems-in-your-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 10:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[defective product claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional injuries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The above article addresses ways to maximize claim value for smaller claims, where the difference between judgment value and settlement value is less than $20,000.  Bear in mind that few adjusters will settle claims for more than fifty cents on the dollar without at least the threat of litigation, so it’s important to know when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WASHINGTON BAD FAITH LAW: 4 Sensible Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/04/20/washington-bad-faith-law-4-sensible-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2009/04/20/washington-bad-faith-law-4-sensible-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question #1:
Is it possible to bring a bad faith claim for acts which are not specifically proscribed by the Washington Administrative Code?
ANSWER: Absolutely. The WAC’s only set minimum standards for insurer conduct, and compliance with the WAC’s alone does not guarantee an insurer has avoided a bad faith claim.  The duty to act in good [...]]]></description>
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