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’s Proposed $7500 Cap Legislation – Bill 52
April 30, 2010 – 8:05 am
Yesterday Nova Scotia's NDP government introduced a Bill to amend the Insurance Act to replace the $2,500 Cap with a $7,500 Cap and new definition of minor injury. Here is a copy of Bill 52 - An Act to Amend Chapter 231 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Insurance Act, as it was introduced for the first reading in the Legislature.
Bill 52 starts with the following explanatory… Continue reading
NS Government introduces new $7,500 “Minor Injury” Cap
April 29, 2010 – 8:28 am
Well the wait is over. Yesterday Nova Scotia's NDP government announced its plans for reforming the Province's controversial $2,500 Cap on car accident injury claims. The Government plans to tinker with the Cap legislation and regulations, rather than go in an entirely different direction (i.e., deductible, public auto insurance, etc).
The key features of the Government's proposed changes are as follows:
- Cap increases from $2,500
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…
Future of $2,500 Cap Still Unknown
April 26, 2010 – 6:32 pm
I continue to get a lot of requests for updates on what is going on with the Dexter Government's review of the $2,500 Cap. I have been on the look-out, but there has been no word or signs on what the Dexter Government will do. I expect we will hear something any time now.
On a… Continue reading
The $2,500 Cap Strikes Back: The Devil is in the Details
April 25, 2010 – 9:32 pm
Nova Scotia now have a second court decision imposing the $2,500 Cap to a person's injury claim.
In Gillis v. MacKeigan, [2010] NSSC 109 a judge imposed the $2,500 on a person's claim by issuing an addendum to his earlier court decision (Gillis v. MacKeigan, [2010] NSSC 22) released on January 25, 2010.
In the January decision, the judge awarded… 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. 
