In Their Name Releases New Online Video
The BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society is pleased to announce the creation of an online commercial featuring the issue and need for legislative reform of our wrongful death laws.
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CBC News: Faulty party bus door passed inspection twice before tragic death, coroner finds
Chelsea Lynn Mist James was 23 when she died after falling out of a party bus in Vancouver in 2016. She was the victim of a pneumatic door with a history of malfunctions and a system that allowed it to pass inspection.
She was a young woman who had an income, but did not have dependants, and sadly had no worth under BC’s inadequate wrongful death laws. Our laws only value people based on their future lost income if they also had dependents. Unlike all the other Canadian provinces and the Yukon, there are currently no bereavement damages available for families under BC law.
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Global News: Coroner’s report on party bus death calls for vehicle inspection changes
A B.C. coroner’s report on the 2016 death of a young woman who fell out the door of a moving party bus recommends the creation of a tracking system to ensure commercial vehicles comply with safety inspection orders.
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Attorney General Minister Eby Introduces the BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society to the Legislature
Attorney General Minister Eby Introduces the BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society to the Legislature on October 23, 2019
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100 Mile Free Press: B.C. parents sue city and province in 12-year-old daughter’s drowning at lake
The parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after her leg was sucked into a drainage pipe at a man-made lake in northeastern B.C. are hoping their lawsuit against the city and others will lead to legislative changes.
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