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ICBC Accident Benefits Class Action Settlement
ICBC · Accident benefits insurance · Settlement Reached
About this case
The class action alleged that ICBC improperly withheld amounts from accident benefits to pay the B.C. Medical Services Plan, reducing benefits available to injured claimants. The matter settled for nearly $700,000 for 275 people whose accident benefits fell short, and the settlement was approved by the B.C. Supreme Court.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- ICBC
- Product or service
- Accident benefits insurance
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Consumer
- Reported harm
- Other
Participation information
Accident benefits settlement distribution
The settlement concerns 275 people whose ICBC accident benefits fell short of the amounts to which they were entitled.
- Type
- Other
- Status
- No action required
- Total settlement amount
- $700,000
- Payout
- Each affected victim is to receive the full amount of their claim plus $1,000 in general damages and interest. Any amounts remaining because class members cannot be reached are to be divided between ICBC community grants programs and the Law Foundation of B.C.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear