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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
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
Government Review of $2500 Cap Continues
February 13, 2010 – 9:58 pm
I receive many calls and emails form people wanting to know where things stand with Nova Scotia's $2,500 Cap on car accident injury claims. In December 2009, the Court of Appeal ruled that the $2,500 Cap is legal and will continue to apply in Nova Scotia, unless it is removed by the government. The injured people are appealing this decision to… 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
David Brannen is a personal injury lawyer from Halifax, Nova Scotia who practices exclusively in the areas of personal injury and insurance cases. 
