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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>Cross Border Law to Sponsor Hot Coffee</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2012/01/18/cross-border-law-to-sponsor-hot-coffee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross Border Law to Sponsor Hot Coffee, The Movie at the Ridge Theater on February 16th at 7:00pm.
It looks like we got their attention. Forbes just came out with their official big business response to &#8220;Hot Coffee, The Movie&#8221;, suggesting that it only tells half the story. What a joke! For twenty years, the media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When a work visa won’t do &#8211; Helping B-1 business travellers get to the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2011/05/25/when-a-work-visa-won%e2%80%99t-do-helping-b-1-business-travellers-get-to-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2011/05/25/when-a-work-visa-won%e2%80%99t-do-helping-b-1-business-travellers-get-to-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 16:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark Belanger
Published in the Lawyers Weekly
Focus on Cross-Border Law Section
May 13 2011 issue

[Yuri Arcurs / Dreamstime.com]
If you have ever wondered whether your client will need a traditional work visa to enter the U.S., a B-1 visa may be an option?—?but you will need to decipher the fine line often walked by U.S. immigration counsel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC Residents Choosing a Seattle Personal Injury Attorney?</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/11/08/bc-residents-choosing-a-seattle-personal-injury-attorney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Greg Samuels
A review of historical Washington judgments and settlements reveals that some Vancouver and lower mainland residents hire Seattle personal injury attorneys for their cross border claims.   While some of the Seattle lawyers were probably retained from recommendations by local British Columbia counsel, the ease of internet “searchability” allows a prospective plaintiff to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY? Subrogation Liens Arising Out of a BC MVA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Belanger</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
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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>Principal Differences in the Types and Amounts of Damages Recoverable</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/28/principal-differences-in-the-types-and-amounts-of-damages-recoverable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog entry is a continuation of my previous post comparing personal injury law in Canada and the US.  The types of damages recoverable are largely governed by the laws of individual states and provinces.  While the lawyers at Cross Border Law are licensed in Washington State and British   Columbia, the legal principles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing Personal Injury Law in the US and Canada – A General Overview</title>
		<link>http://www.uslawyersvancouver.com/2010/09/21/comparing-personal-injury-law-in-the-us-and-canada-a-general-overview/</link>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[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>
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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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