Highway Safety
Are highways and byways getting more and more dangerous? Is each successive generation and more reckless on the roads? Apparently not. Statistics Canada shows an ongoing reduction in the overall number of […]
Personal Injury
Insurance Coverage Denied??
Alberta Courts recently denied the insurance coverage of a catastrophically injured individual.
This case was dismissed during a summary judgment application initially. This case dealt with a 16 year old Plaintiff […]
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I have been a personal injury lawyer for a very long time. This morning on my way to work I was rear-ended. After it was all over, and I was on my way to work, I began to wonder […]
Let’s Get Physical!: The Importance of Exercise for Back Injuries and in Personal Injury Litigation
After a motor vehicle or other accident, the last thing you might want to do is exercise. For some plaintiffs, however, it is just what the doctor ordered.
Although there are many different ways and modalities for treating neck […]
Case Dismissed: Prove it before you lose it
In an interesting recent court decision out of British Columbia, a cyclist was injured after coming into contact with an SUV. The cyclist unfortunately suffered very significant injuries. He was rendered unconscious on the scene and spent nearly […]
Competing Life Insurance Claims – And the Winner Is…?
In separation and divorce life insurance can be a useful tool to secure support obligations, commonly used to ensure that a support recipient is adequately provided for in the event […]
Put the Phone Down!
In January 2016, the Province of Alberta enacted distracted driving legislation in an effort to create a safer driving environment. The restrictions to drivers are as follows:
- No use of hand-held cell phones
Interesting Distracted Driving Facts
- CTV News — The number of deaths from distracted driving are on track to double the number of fatalities related to impaired driving…
- Rates.ca — Distracted Driving is now the number one risk on Canadian roads contributing to […]
Driving Without Consent in Alberta
In the case Garrioch v Sonex Construction Ltd., 2017 ABCA 105, the Alberta Court of Appeal recently reviewed the law in respect of how […]
Revisiting Section B: Motor Vehicle Accident Treatment and Disability Benefits in Alberta
If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in Alberta, you are likely entitled […]