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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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
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Supreme Court of Canada Declines to Hear Nova Scotia’s $2,500 Cap Case

May 27, 2010 – 12:13 pm
End of the RoadAfter 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
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Hartling $2,500 Cap Appeal: Supreme Court of Canada to Release Decision Tomorrow

May 26, 2010 – 10:52 am
SCC2I 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
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