“Surviving a Car Crash” 4-part BBC Horizon Series
BBC Two's Horizon program (2010-11) investigates how the latest advances in technology, medicine, psychology and even extreme sports are transforming our chances of survival on the roads. The second episode in this series is particularly interesting as it goes in...
International Brain Injury Conference Next Week
From March 21st to 25th, 2012, the International Brain Injury Association's (IBIA) 9th World Congress on Brain Injury will be held in Endinburgh, Scotland. The conference will be attended by delegates from around the world, including brain injured individuals and...
“Behavioral Challenges after Brain Injury:” Booklet produced by the Brain Injury Association of America
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) website has a number of useful online resources for individuals and family members affected by traumatic brain injury. "Behavioral Challenges After Brain Injury" (PDF) is one such resource that informs people with brain...
After the Crash theatre performance about TBI sponsored by Webster & Associates
We are pleased to be sponsoring a performance of After the Crash with Vancouver Coastal Health and Connect Communities. After the Crash is engaging research-based theatre performance about traumatic brain injury. The After the Crash performance group are one of the...
Webster & Associates is proud to sponsor the 2012 Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference
The 22nd Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference Date: February 15-17, 2012, Location: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC Canada with satellite conferences held in Victoria and Kamloops. Registration & conference details: brainstreams.ca This year's theme...
Over $9 million in recent client settlements
The key to a successful settlement is a thorough investigation and a full preparedness for trial. It is through our trial experience and successes that we are able to obtain significant settlements for our clients. It is Webster & Associates' reputation for trial...
New technology aims to get TBI survivors back in the driver’s seat
For many people, driving represents freedom and independence. For survivors of traumatic brain injuries driving has been identified as a key component of achieving autonomy and re-integration into the community. Unfortunately, many TBI survivors (and indeed people...
Vote for Head Strong, semi-finalist in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge
Help bring Head Strong $35,000 closer to helping Brain Injury survivors with their education costs. Zehr Insurance Brokers Ltd has nominated Head Strong, a brain injury awareness campaign, as an idea in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge to receive $35,000 that will...
Troubled pasts do not impact the value of a brain injured suvivors’ future
The decision of Madam Justice Dickson in Gilbert v. Bottle, 2011 BCSC 1389 was released on Monday, October 17th, 2011 . In my view, this is a good decision on many fronts. The injury Ms. Gilbert was injured in a motor vehicle accident on March 8, 2005 when she was a...
“There’s a lot to lose by not wearing a bike helmet”
While reading the paper this past weekend, I came upon an article addressing two issues that are near and dear to my life: cycling and brain injury. I commute by bike approximately 14 km each way every day to our offices where I then represent individuals with mild,...
