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Submission to the Top Secret Tory Tort Deform Task Force
Dear TSTTDTF, Happy New Year! Last month, you (along with Justice Minister Kaycee Madu QC and muzzled MLA/injury lawyer Mickey Amery)...
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Jan 4, 20213 min read
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Dear Travis: Stop It.
To: Treasury Board & Finance Minister Travis Toews cc. Justice Minister Kaycee Madu QC and UCP MLAs Mickey Amery, Jason Stephan, Pete...
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Dec 15, 20204 min read
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No Fault? No Thanks, Even if You Slap a Bogus “Choice” Label On It.
Earlier this year, our firm thanked Premier Jason Kenney, Justice Minister Kaycee Madu and United Conservative Party MLAs for respecting...
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Dec 1, 20205 min read
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Thank You Minister Madu for Insisting that Auto Insurance Changes Comply With Principles of Justice!
McCourt Law Offices has previously expressed our gratitude to Premier Kenney and UCP MLAs for insisting that justice for innocent...
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Nov 2, 20204 min read
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Coping with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain can result from injuries caused in a car, pedestrian, bicycle, or motorcycle accident. Edmonton lawyers at our firm have...
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Oct 1, 20204 min read
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Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Explained
Motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Head impacts, sudden jolts, and whiplash movements that cause...
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Sep 1, 20204 min read
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Social Media and Your Personal Injury Claim
Many people use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter on a daily basis. Few people realize that...
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Aug 4, 20203 min read
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Thank you Premier Kenney for Protecting Albertans Under Attack from Insurance Lobbyists!
Currently under long-established tort law principles, Albertans injured by careless drivers have the FREEdom to recover 100% full and...
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Jul 6, 20202 min read
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Alberta’s Standard Auto Policy: As easy as A, B, C
If you have been injured in a car accident, you will undoubtedly have questions about insurance claims. What accident benefits are...
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Jul 2, 20204 min read
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UCP MLAs, Thank You for Protecting the Rights of Innocent Injured Albertans!
Victims’ rights advocates know all too well the old adage that there are lies, damned lies, and insurance lobby talking points: “We, the...
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Jun 22, 20204 min read
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Retaining Counsel in a Dangerous Time
You’ve been injured in an auto accident caused by a reckless driver and, to add insult to injury, a deadly global pandemic means that...
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Jun 15, 20203 min read
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Insurance Lobby Contrived Crisis Campaign 2.0: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again!
United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney had barely been sworn in as Premier of Alberta last year when well-connected Tory insiders...
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Jun 1, 20205 min read
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A Call to Action: Albertans, Your Rights are Under Attack
Currently under Alberta’s “tort law” system, an Albertan left in chronic pain because of a careless motorist is entitled to 100% full and...
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May 15, 20203 min read
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Open Letter to UCP MLAs regarding the Auto Insurance Advisory Committee
Dear UCP Caucus, As a victims’ rights advocate for nearly three decades, I was disappointed when Alberta Treasury Board & Finance’s...
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May 1, 20207 min read
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Edmonton Lawyers Discuss Marijuana-Impaired Driving and Car Accidents
Edmonton lawyers at McCourt Law Offices help car accident victims who have been injured by impaired drivers. It is well known and widely...
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Apr 21, 20204 min read
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Submission to Alberta's Auto Insurance Advisory Committee
Last month, McCourt Law Offices emailed the Alberta government’s Auto Insurance Advisory Committee a written submission advocating on...
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Mar 31, 20201 min read
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What to Expect During the Injury Claim Process
While each personal injury claim is unique, there are certain similarities in the conduct of most motor vehicle accident injury actions...
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Mar 2, 20203 min read
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2020 Vision: We Can See Clearly that Insurance Lobbyists are Reaching into their Old Bag of Tricks
A number of posts on our firm’s law blog last year informed readers of the auto insurance lobby’s unrelenting efforts to persuade our UCP...
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Feb 24, 20204 min read
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A Message from Your Injury Lawyer: The Minor Injury Regulation Caps & Compensation Categories
As we’ve discussed in previous blog posts, it is important to note that the Minor Injury Regulation caps pain and suffering compensation...
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Feb 6, 20204 min read
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Tips to Drive Safe this Winter in Edmonton
Accident injury lawyers at McCourt Law Offices see an increase in certain kinds of motor vehicle accidents at this time of year due to...
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Jan 29, 20203 min read
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