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Many people with existing car accident injury claims want to know what the new $7,500 Cap and new definition of "minor injury" means for them? Unfortunately, the $7,500 Cap and new Minor Injury Regulations only apply to people hurt in motor vehicle accidents (cars, trucks, motorcycles or pedestrians) going forward.
If you were hurt in a motor vehicle accident between November… Continue reading
Does the $2,500 Cap still apply to my case?
May 1, 2010 – 10:22 am
Many people with existing car accident injury claims want to know what the new $7,500 Cap and new definition of "minor injury" means for them? Unfortunately, the $7,500 Cap and new Minor Injury Regulations only apply to people hurt in motor vehicle accidents (cars, trucks, motorcycles or pedestrians) going forward.
If you were hurt in a motor vehicle accident between November… Continue reading
Nova Scotia’s $7,500 Cap Regulations to Mirror Alberta’s Minor Injury Regulation
April 30, 2010 – 3:47 pm
In it's press release, the NDP government advised that that Regulations governing the $7,500 Cap on car accident claims will be similar to Alberta's Minor Injury Regulations.
A key feature of the Alberta Minor Injury Regulations is that a "Certified Examiner", rather than a judge, determines whether a person has a "minor injury" as defined by the Regulations. If the parties cannot agree on a "Certified Examiner", then… Continue reading
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
David Brannen is a personal injury lawyer from Halifax, Nova Scotia who practices exclusively in the areas of personal injury and insurance cases. 
