Oct 15, 2018 | Litigation
If you own an expensive or new vehicle (or both) you may be concerned about the value of your vehicle following a collision, even after it has been repaired. Insurance companies are obligated to fix your vehicle and make you whole again after an accident. But chances...
Sep 4, 2018 | 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...
Aug 14, 2018 | 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 to have collisions and not sustain any (or slight) damage. Many modern cars are designed for...
Aug 7, 2018 | Litigation, Personal Injury
I have had many people (probably in the thousands) come to me over my thirty years of practicing law and describe an amazing variety of collisions with vehicles large and small. They have described a plethora of different types of motor vehicle collisions. Although...
Jul 31, 2018 | Litigation
It is a common misunderstanding that you need to settle your claim within two years of your accident. You do not need to settle your claim within two years of the date of your accident. In many circumstances it would actually be unwise to settle within two years of...
Jul 24, 2018 | 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...
Jul 16, 2018 | Personal Injury
We often have clients ask when they call “Is it even worth it? I don’t have any broken bones…”. The problem with the first diagnosis is, sometimes issues arise after some time or sometimes the diagnosis is simply wrong. We have many clients who were...
Jul 9, 2018 | 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...
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...
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...
