Jul 10, 2019 | Litigation, Personal Injury
If your case goes to trial there are some additional insights you will want to prepare for. Your lawyer will work closely with you prior to trial. It is important to be prepared so that there are few if any surprises at trial. Of course, you cannot predict every what...
Jul 3, 2019 | Litigation, Personal Injury
Although it is not currently mandatory to attend at a Mediation to obtain a trial date from our courts (it has been mandatory in the past and looks like it will be once again in the not-too-distant future – as of April, 2019), most lawyers in Alberta will recommend...
Jun 28, 2019 | Litigation
Your lawyer may want you to go and see a medical expert to get an Independent opinion on your car accident injuries and your prognosis for the future. Alternatively, the Defendant’s insurance lawyer may want to send you to a Defence Medical Examination. What follows...
Jun 24, 2019 | Litigation
Attendance at a Questioning on Undertaking Responses is almost identical to the process that I have described here. The main difference between a Questioning on Undertaking Responses and a regular Questioning is the extent to which the Defendant’s insurance lawyer can...
Jun 20, 2019 | Litigation
This post continues a series describing the common litigation process for motor vehicle accidents. Here we discuss further the process of Questioning. When you attend at a Questioning, it is important to remember that there is nothing that you can say that is helpful...
Jun 17, 2019 | Litigation
A ‘Questioning’ is an opportunity for the lawyer for the other driver’s insurance company to ask you questions about the collision, your injuries, treatment and recovery (or lack thereof). There are two primary purposes for the Defence lawyer to Question you. The...