VANCOUVER—A legal battle is shaping up in British Columbia with the trial lawyers association promising to fight a move by the government-run auto insurer to overhaul claims payments and how it resolves disputes. Effective immediately, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has set a $5,500 cap on pain and suffering payments for minor injuries, which the Crown corporation describes as payments “recognizing the inconvenience and emotional distress of being in a crash.”B.C. Attorney-General David Eby referred to ICBC as a “financial dumpster fire,” saying that word of the constitutional challenge was not unexpected. ( David P. Ball / StarMetro )The corporation is also sending all disagreements about how minor injuries are determined, or disputes about any injury claim below $50,000 to a civil resolution tribunal. Attorney General David Eby said Friday that word of the constitutional challenge was not unexpected.

Source: thestar April 01, 2019 14:26 UTC