Aug 25, 2020 | Litigation, Personal Injury
A ‘Statement of Claim’ is a relatively standardized document that contains the basic facts relating to your accident (time, date, location, parties involved, type and model of vehicle, description of how the collision occurred, type of injuries suffered, type of...
Aug 12, 2020 | Personal Injury
The current payment scheme under the Minor Injury Regulations puts some unfair pressure on physiotherapists to diagnose a ‘minor’ soft tissue injury. The reason for this is that if they diagnose your injuries as a WAD I or WAD II (‘WAD’ stands for ‘Whiplash Associated...
Aug 5, 2020 | Personal Injury
In 2004 the insurance industry convinced our government to implement the ‘Minor Injury Regulation’ (MIR). This scheme was intended to capture as many injured Albertans under the umbrella of the phrase ‘minor injury’ as possible. Fortunately there has been a case which...Jul 16, 2020 | Personal Injury
What should you do when you no longer can afford necessary treatment after your accident? One of the realities of being injured in a car or slip and fall accident is that you need treatment – often a lot of it. Your insurance company will pay for a very limited number...
Jun 16, 2020 | Personal Injury
I’m often asked at the first meeting with clients: how long will it take to settle the claim? The best answer I can give is ‘it depends’. It depends on many factors: the extent of the injuries, the amount of therapy/treatment required, whether specialist...
Jun 8, 2020 | Personal Injury
A concussion is a ‘minor traumatic brain injury’. You don’t have to lose consciousness to suffer a concussion. A concussion can occur as a result of an impact to your head (e.g. hitting the headrest on your car seat) or simply having your head go forwards and...