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VICTORIA — When Attorney General David Eby got to his feet in the legislature Thursday afternoon, he admitted right up front that it was “obviously a difficult day.”

Earlier, the B.C. Supreme Court had ruled against ICBC’s effort to drive down legal costs by reining in the use of medical and other experts in auto insurance cases.

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“Unconstitutional” said Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson. “Very disappointing,” said Eby, which was putting it mildly.

Eby, as minister for ICBC, was facing a hit of up to half a billion dollars in his effort to return company finances to the break-even point.

Plus Eby, as attorney-general, had experienced yet another reversal in the courts.

“Every time this attorney general steps onto the judicial ice, the other team scores,” as B.C. Liberal MLA Mike de Jong put it during question period. “He’s full of bravado in the pre-game interviews, but he’s got the worst plus-minus record in the entire league.”