Halifax Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Recent Posts from Halifax Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

• Parents Cannot Waive Children’s Right to Sue for Negligence

  Parental Waivers Not Worth the Paper They Are Printed On? In what appears to be the first ruling of its kind in Canada, the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that parents cannot waive their…

• John McKiggan Elected as Vice President of Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association

  On Saturday November 14, 2009, I was honoured to be elected as the Vice President of the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association (APTLA). APTLA is an organization dedicated to obtaining legal redress for those who…

• Class Actions Provide Access to Justice

  I have been asked to speak at the Atlantic Province's Trial Lawyers Association conference tomorrow about certification of class actions. The goals of class action legislation have been stated again and again in various decisions…

• Lest We Forget

• Blast Waves Can Cause Brain Injury Without Blow to the Head

  Brain Injury Myth Debunked Again It is a common myth of traumatic brain injury that you need to strike your head in order to suffer a brain injury. For example, read my previous post, Traumatic…

• Traumatic Brain Injuries May be Cured by Injectable Gel

  Gel Encourages Growth of Brain Tissue Bio engineers at Clemson University have created a gel made up of both synthetic and natural materials that they say has the ability to help brain tissues grow at…

• Claimant Dies After Settling Claim – Insurance Company Tries to Back Out of Deal

  The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia recently released the decision of the Estate of Theresa Anne Jollimore v. The Personal Insurance Company of Canada. The decision of Justice Coady involves a case where a minor…

• "I Want to File a Personal Injury Claim – Why Do I Have To Give All My Personal Information to the Defendant?"

  I am often asked by my personal injury clients why they have to provide so much personal information to the defendant’s lawyers that appears to have little or no relevance to the injuries they suffered…

• Summer Camp Injuries – Seven Things You Need To Know

  It’s summer time here in Nova Scotia (although you couldn’t tell from the weather we’ve been having lately). Thousands of children across Nova Scotia are attending summer camp for the first time. The experience can…

• Traumatic Brain Injury Myth #3: A Normal MRI or CT Scan Means No Brain Injury

  Microscopic Injuries Mild traumatic brain injury is an injury to the tissues of the brain that happens at the microscopic level. Typically the axons of the brain are sheared or damaged so that they can…