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Insurance Regulator to Hold Hearing on Nova Scotia’s Minor Injury Cap

September 4, 2010 – 10:27 am
Car Insurance PolicyOn September 30, 2010, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board is holding a hearing to "examine the effect, if any, of Minor Injury Cap Reform on the Automobile Insurance Industry in Nova Scotia." The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regulates the automobile insurance industry in Nova Scotia. One of the functions… Continue reading
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Trial Lawyers Conference Hits Halifax in November

August 24, 2010 – 6:50 pm
As chair of the upcoming Conference of the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association, I encourage you to attend this conference if your law practice includes representing injured people in car accident injury claims in Atlantic Canada. The Conference is called Advanced Damages: Quarterbacking your Claim for Economic Loss, and this focus is on how to prove the economic loss portions of injury claims now that the Minor Injury Caps are here… Continue reading
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Fatal Accidents on Highway 104 Nova Scotia

August 23, 2010 – 8:21 pm
More troubling news of another fatal car accident on Highway 104 in Nova Scotia. Over the past week 5 people have died in fatal accidents on this stretch of highway. The causes of the accidents are still under investigation…
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Motorcycle Accidents in Nova Scotia: May Is Motorcycle Awareness Month

May 3, 2010 – 7:38 am
MotorcycleMay 2010 is motorcycle awareness month in Nova Scotia. Motorcyclists are at the highest risk to suffer serious injuries and death in motor vehicle accidents. Last year in Nova Scotia, eight people died in motorcycle accidents, and 38 people have died over the last five years. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a motorcycle accident, it… Continue reading
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Nova Scotia Government to announce plans for $2,500 Cap

April 28, 2010 – 10:43 am
I've heard from a couple of sources that the Government will be announcing its plans for the $2,500 Cap later today at a press conference. I will provide more information about the government's proposal in the coming days…
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