by brianadmin | Jun 15, 2018 | Personal Injury
‘WAD’ stands for ‘Whiplash Associated Disorder’. In its simplest terms, if you suffer an injury to your muscles or ligaments that can be described as a ‘sprain’ or a ‘strain’ you will likely be described (typically by a physiotherapist) as being a WAD 1 or WAD 2. This...
by brianadmin | Apr 24, 2018 | Litigation
Q. What if I’m still injured at the two-year limitation date? Many people believe that claims need to be settled before the two-year limitation date or you will have to ‘go to court’. This is incorrect. All that happens at the two-year limitation date is that you must...
by brianadmin | Apr 17, 2018 | Personal Injury
Generally speaking, the law governing your injuries will be the place where you were injured. For example, if you were driving in Las Vegas and were in a collision, the law of Nevada would apply. You can hire a lawyer in either Nevada or Alberta, but the claim itself...
by brianadmin | Apr 10, 2018 | 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...
by brianadmin | Apr 3, 2018 | Personal Injury
I’m often asked “what is the ‘value’ of my injuries”. At the outset of your claim, this is virtually impossible to determine. Anyone who tells you otherwise simply does not know what they are talking about. The reason for this is that the ‘value’ of your claim...
by brianadmin | Jan 30, 2018 | Litigation, Personal Injury
This is part 3 in a three part series discussing the process of typical personal injury action. Step 1 – Treatment Phase Step 2 – Legal Phase In this edition, Step 3 Settlement Discussions / Mediation After the Questioning has been completed, as well as...
by brianadmin | Jan 9, 2018 | Litigation, Personal Injury
There are some basic deadlines in personal-injury claims. The first deadline that comes up is the requirement to file a statement of claim. This is required within two years of the date of your accident. A statement of claim is simply a document that sets out : 1. the...
by brianadmin | Dec 19, 2017 | Personal Injury
In the first post discussing the process of injury claims, we discussed the treatment phase. In this edition we conclude the treatment phase by looking into disclosure of injuries to insurance companies. Talking to Insurance Companies About Your Injuries You have to...
by brianadmin | Dec 13, 2017 | Personal Injury
What follows is the first step to describing how personal injury action develops from the accident scene onwards until the end of the settlement of the file. This will help inform you what to expect in the settlement process. In this post, the Treatment Phase. If...
by brianadmin | Nov 22, 2017 | Personal Injury
There are many tasks to be done during the first two years of most claims. Some are done by clients and many are done by counsel. Initially, it is important for clients to contact their own insurer (often referred to as the ‘Section B’ insurer). Your Section B insurer...
