Nov 3, 2021 | Personal Injury
The short answers is “yes”. Damage to your vehicle or the vehicle that hit you is only one factor that is taken into account. Cars and trucks are now built withstand collisions. Many are designed for collisions of up to 15 km/h without damaging the...
Oct 4, 2021 | Personal Injury
The ‘concussive’ side of motor vehicle collisions are becoming more identified with the advances in our understanding of concussion type injuries. There are numerous scientific studies that have shown that concussions can occur at virtually any speed and size of...
Sep 21, 2021 | Personal Injury
I’ve been injured. What do I get compensated for? If you’ve been injured through no fault of your own, you are probably owed compensation. The type of compensation you get is categorized under different “heads” of damage. One head of damage is “pecuniary pre-trial...
Sep 13, 2021 | Personal Injury
Something that we see fairly routinely with car accident injuries are symptoms that include pain or tingling or numbness in the arm or hand of an individual. These symptoms can arise from damage to the neck / spine of the individual. Often the cause will be damage to...
Sep 10, 2021 | Litigation, Personal Injury
Generally speaking, the law governing your injuries will be the place where you were injured. For example, if you were driving back from British Columbia to Alberta and were in an accident in British Columbia, the law of British Columbia would apply. You can hire a...
Sep 1, 2021 | Personal Injury
It is never surprising how many times we receive phone calls from people stating that their own insurance company is refusing to pay for treatments, or that their insurance company is hassling them daily for information. It may come as a shock when your insurance...Jan 8, 2021 | Personal Injury
Here’s a fictitious scenario. Let’s say you’ve slipped and injured yourself while out shopping at a mall, or perhaps you’ve slipped on some ice outside your favorite restaurant. Just because you are injured on someone’s property does not...
Nov 12, 2020 | 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...
Nov 6, 2020 | 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...
Oct 6, 2020 | Litigation, Personal Injury
An Affidavit of Records is a sworn document that sets out all of the ‘relevant and material records’ of the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff is required to provide the Affidavit of Records to the lawyer for the Defendant within 3 months of having received the Defendant’s...