June 25, 2023 Car Crashes, Children, ICBC, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Wrongful Death in the Media
Tara Stroup lives “one thought away” from tears.
“I thought I lived in a place where life mattered,” she said. “But there’s been no justice, no accountability.”
Because Madeline did not have dependent children, B.C. civil law places little monetary value on her life. Compensation in cases of wrongful death caused by negligence is tied to the victim’s future earning potential and the age of their dependent children. Stroup said ICBC offered her family money for funeral costs. The driver of the vehicle that killed Madeline and Hayden did not face criminal charges.
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June 24, 2023 Car Crashes, Children, ICBC, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Wrongful Death in the Media
Tara Stroup lives “one thought away” from tears.
“I thought I lived in a place where life mattered,” she said. “But there’s been no justice, no accountability.”
Because Madeline did not have dependent children, B.C. civil law places little monetary value on her life. Compensation in cases of wrongful death caused by negligence is tied to the victim’s future earning potential and the age of their dependent children. Stroup said ICBC offered her family money for funeral costs. The driver of the vehicle that killed Madeline and Hayden did not face criminal charges.
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June 24, 2023 Car Crashes, Children, ICBC, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Wrongful Death in the Media
Tara Stroup lives “one thought away” from tears.
“I thought I lived in a place where life mattered,” she said. “But there’s been no justice, no accountability.”
Because Madeline did not have dependent children, B.C. civil law places little monetary value on her life. Compensation in cases of wrongful death caused by negligence is tied to the victim’s future earning potential and the age of their dependent children. Stroup said ICBC offered her family money for funeral costs. The driver of the vehicle that killed Madeline and Hayden did not face criminal charges.
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June 9, 2023 Elder Abuse, Get Involved, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Negligence, Senior Care, Wrongful Death in the Media
Cloverdale’s Rita McDonnell is continuing to fight towards changing the wrongful death legislation in B.C., almost 15 years after her father died.
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May 16, 2023 British Columbia, Get Involved, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Legal Insights, Public Response, Wrongful Death in the Media
The 2nd Annual Mothers for Justice Memorial Walk was held on Saturday, May 13th at 1PM, led by bagpiper Rich Nichol to Premier Eby’s constituency office.
Despite our efforts and pressure on Premier David Eby, his office completely ignored the families. All the photos of our wrongfully killed loved ones that we posted on his office were immediately ripped down by his office staff. He didn’t acknowledge the issue, or even our existence.
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