Why Phone Evidence Fell Short In This Triple-Collision Fraud Lawsuit

An insurer suspicious about a vehicle accident obtains evidence that the occupants of the different vehicles were talking by phone to one another.

But without knowing exactly who was talking and what the vehicle occupants were talking about, this type of phone record does not necessarily point to a conspiracy — at least in the eyes of one British Columbia judge.

In Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v. Mansur, released Dec. 31 by the B.C. Supreme Court, Justice Michael Brundrett found Basim Mansur — along with Yasir Khayyoo — staged a collision on Aug. 17, 2013 in Surrey.

The pair was found jointly and severally liable to ICBC for $34,007, most of which was from vehicle damage claims. The court also ordered Mansur to pay ICBC $10,000 in punitive damages.