Nov 18, 2021 | Personal Injury
Did you know there are Injuries that are not ‘caught’ by the ‘Cap’ on ‘Minor Injuries’? Insurance companies don’t want you to know about these injuries; they’d rather have you settle for less than what is afforded to you. Here is a list of injuries not...
Nov 7, 2021 | Video Insight
https://www.facebook.com/143493746229259/videos/499728907935061/ People often wonder what a WAD injury or ‘W’ ‘A’ ‘D’ injury is. WAD stands for whiplash associated disorder and the simplest way of describing it, is that it is the most common injury that we see in...
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...
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...Jun 22, 2021 | Video Insight
Clients will often ask me whether they should keep a record or a diary of their injuries and their treatment and I always tell them ‘no don’t do that’. People tend to be very good writing in the diary for the first few weeks or the first couple of months but...
May 25, 2021 | Video Insight
In this short video, a look at ‘capped’ soft tissue claims. People will often call me and ask is my claim capped? What they mean by that is, is the claim capped by the minor injury regulation in Alberta. Almost every time I get asked this question, it is in...Apr 21, 2021 | Video Insight
Watch the video for the complete explanation on working with treatment providers. One of the first things I ask my clients to do is to ensure that they are educating the treatment providers. What do I mean by that? I ask them to sit down and make a list before they go...Jan 19, 2021 | Litigation
Occasionally I have people approach me who already have a lawyer. They may be concerned about a lack of communication from their lawyer, a failure to move their file along on a timely basis or a host of other reasons. They ask if they can transfer their file to...
Sep 13, 2020 | Personal Injury
You won’t be surprised to hear me say the answer is ‘yes’! Just because you think a collision is ‘minor’ wait a few days. Often it’s not until days after an accident that you will begin to feel the physical (and emotional) effects. I’m...
