Mother Still Calling for Justice 11 Years after Her Daughter was Killed.
Wrongful Death Act Needed Now for Families in British Columbia.
Family members of innocent victims of wrongful death continue to suffer due to British Columbia’s lack of a Wrongful Death Act, a reality that is particularly painful today for Catherine Adamson, whose daughter Heidi died in hospital 11 years ago after being struck by an impaired driver’s vehicle, weeks earlier.
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Second Anniversary Today of Beloved Family Member’s Death.
Family members of wrongful death victims continue to call for a Wrongful Death Act in British Columbia, an effort that is especially moving today for Beatrice Pereira, whose mother Theresa died exactly two years ago after being victimized by a devastating medical error.
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A B.C. woman whose husband died in hospital after errors were made wants the Campbell government to change the law to make the medical system pay for its mistakes.
“They should pay somehow,” Bonnie Ryde said. “Why shouldn’t they be responsible for what they’ve put us through?”
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In British Columbia, you can only claim for financial losses arising from wrongful death. With children, as abhorrent as this analysis may seem, the death is a financial gain.
If you are unhappy with the current state of the law in British Columbia, do something about it.
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Children who die as a result of negligence have no value in BC courts. Neither do older people who are no longer working.
Under BC’s Family Compensation Act, their families can sue the negligent party, but likely will be unable to recover the costs of those lawsuits out of potential damage awards.
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