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Direct Compensation Property Damage: What You Need to Know
On January 1, 2022, the UCP government under Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews obediently checked off yet another...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read


Practicing Personal Injury Law in a Pandemic
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in 2020 and 2021, killing some approximately 3,300 Albertans, 30,000 Canadians and over 5 million men, women...
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Dec 15, 20212 min read


COVID-19 Vaccine Passports: Become One of MLO’s VIP Clients!
In a blog post last year, McCourt Law Offices (MLO) discussed the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the associated...
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Sep 1, 20213 min read


Assessing the 2020 Minor Injury Regulation Amendment
Last year, in a position paper titled "Driving Change: Auto Insurance that Works", the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) lobbied Premier...
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Jun 21, 20214 min read


Pre-judgment Interest on General Damages After Bill 41
Since 1984, section 4 of the Judgment Interest Act has set pre-judgment interest on non-pecuniary (general) damages at 4% per year from...
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Mar 29, 20214 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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