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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August 25, 2022 Car Crashes, ICBC, Law Reform, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Death in the Media
Relatives of two people killed in a crash on the Surrey-Langley border are stunned by how ICBC is handling their case.
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July 14, 2022 Car Crashes, Children, ICBC, Negligence, Wrongful Death in the Media
Charges have now been approved in a tragic crash that killed a toddler in downtown Vancouver last year.
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