Personal Injury Lawyers in Edmonton
The loss of a loved one can be not only emotionally devastating and overwhelming, but also financially burdensome. While no amount of money can replace the person who has been lost, there is a framework set-up in Alberta to allow those impacted by such a loss to receive financial compensation to assist with any financial hardship suffered.
Vacationing During Recovery
School is out and the season for summer getaways is here. If you have been injured in an car accident in Alberta, you may have questions about travelling during your recovery, or wonder if going on vacation will affect your personal injury claim.
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What is Direct Compensation for Property Damage (DCPD) in Alberta?Since January 1, 2022, Alberta has included the Direct Compensation for Property Damage (DCPD) coverage in all auto insurance policies. The DCPD coverage replaced the previous property damage portion of the third-party liability coverage in auto policies. The main purpose of this auto insurance reform was to streamline property damage claims and make the system more efficient for people involved in no-fault accidents.
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Developing an ongoing relationship with your doctor is invaluable, especially during your recovery from an accident. However, finding a family physician has become increasingly difficult for Albertans in recent years, and doctors accepting new patient are almost unheard of. Not having a regular doctor is the norm, and this has led meany people to seek primary care from Medicentres and walk-in clinics.
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With the weather improving and the sun coming out, many of us are eager to get on the road with our motorcycles. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced rider, you must follow good safety practices. Motorcycle accidents have a much higher fatality rate than car accidents since motorcycles don’t offer the same level of protection from airbags and seatbelts. As such, taking precautions can help avoid devastating consequences.
Seatbelts are essential. For most of us, tying our seatbelts as soon as we sit down in a car is as second nature as breathing – we almost don’t notice that we even do it.
The reason for this is simple: our Canadian society has widely accepted that wearing a seatbelt helps keep us safe while we ride in a car as a driver or a passenger, because it can entirely prevent, or significantly reduce, any injuries we may have if we were in a car accident.
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