RSSHave you been injured in a car accident in Nova Scotia? Published by an injury lawyer in Halifax, the Nova Scotia Car Accident Law Blog is your free resource for everything you want to know about car accident injury and insurance claims in Nova Scotia, including:
- the $7,500 Limit on Minor Injury Claims;
- hiring a lawyer;
- how the injury claims process works; and
- tips for handling your own claim.
Nova Scotia Releases Auto Accident Minor Injury Regulations
July 30, 2010 – 8:51 am
On July 1, 2010, the Nova Scotia government released the new Automobile Insurance Minor Injury Regulations. These regulations will apply to anyone injured in car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents in Nova Scotia after April 28, 2010. These regulations impose a $7,500 Cap.
If you have questions about how these Regulations may apply to you, please feel free to contact me. My… Continue reading
Supreme Court of Canada Declines to Hear Nova Scotia’s $2,500 Cap Case
May 27, 2010 – 12:13 pm
After almost five years -- the court challenge to Nova Scotia's $2,500 Cap on Minor Injuries is now officially over. Earlier this morning the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal the Hartling Case. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was the last legal option open to… Continue reading
Hartling $2,500 Cap Appeal: Supreme Court of Canada to Release Decision Tomorrow
May 26, 2010 – 10:52 am
I just received word that the Supreme Court of Canada is set to release its decision on the leave to appeal application for the Nova Scotia $2,500 Cap Case -- Hartling v. Nova Scotia.
If the court refuses to grant leave to appeal, then this is the end of the road for the court challenge to Nova Scotia's $2500 Cap. On the… Continue reading
$7500 Minor Injury Cap is Now the Law in Nova Scotia
May 22, 2010 – 10:30 am
On May 11, 2010, Bill 52 - An Act to Amend Chapter 231 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, Insurance Act, officially became law in Nova Scotia. Bill 52, and the Automobile Accident Minor Injury Regulations (unofficial version) create the new $7,500 Cap that will govern injury claims from car accidents in… Continue reading
NS Court of Appeal Affirms Punitive Damages Against Insurance Company
May 19, 2010 – 8:31 am
When you buy insurance, part of the agreement in the policy is that both you and the insurer will act in good faith. This means that you as the policy-holder will be truthful in giving information to the insurance company so it can properly assess its risk, and it means that the insurance company must investigate and process any claims fairly and in good faith.
If an insurance company does not handle a… Continue reading
David Brannen is a personal injury lawyer from Halifax, Nova Scotia who practices exclusively in the areas of personal injury and insurance cases. 
