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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
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
Supreme Court of Canada Slams Door on Minor Injury Cap Challenges
December 17, 2009 – 3:07 pm
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I was making predictions that it would take 5-18 months to get a final decision on Nova Scotia's $2500 Cap. Well, the Supreme Court of Canada made the decision, and it only took one day! It appears the court challenge to Nova Scotia's $2500 Cap has hit the… Continue reading
Hartling Appeal Decision on $2500 Cap: What Does It Mean For People With Ongoing Injury Claims?
December 16, 2009 – 11:00 am
Yesterday, in Hartling v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), [2009] NSCA 130, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal released its much anticipated decision on the $2500 Cap on Minor Injury Car Accident Claims. The Court upheld the $2,500 on all grounds, which was a surprise to myself and many others in the… Continue reading
Court Releases Decision in Hartling Appeal: $2500 Cap Upheld
December 15, 2009 – 12:15 pm
Earlier this morning the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal released it's much anticipated decision on the $2,500 Minor Injury Cap for Car Accident Injury Claims: Hartling v. Nova Scotia et al, [2009] NSCA 130. This is a major blow for the injured people seeking to overturn the $2,500 Cap and means this case will likely go on to the Supreme Court of Canada. More analysis to follow, once… 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. 
