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 2, 20204 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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Jun 22, 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 15, 20203 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 1, 20205 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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May 15, 20203 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 1, 20207 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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Apr 21, 20204 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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Mar 31, 20201 min read
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 2, 20203 min read
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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Feb 24, 20204 min read
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 6, 20204 min read
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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Jan 29, 20203 min read
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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Dec 20, 20193 min read
Important Tips to Ensure You Recover The Compensation You Deserve!
You’ve just had a car accident and you’ve done your due diligence and completed the immediate next steps. What now? What other actions...
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Dec 11, 20195 min read
Former Insurance Industry Insider Exposes the Hypocrisy of Insurance Lobby Demands
Today’s post features McCourt Law Offices’ skilled Senior Litigation Assistant, who still suffers from injuries as a result of being...
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Nov 26, 20193 min read
Message from Your Edmonton Injury Lawyer: What to Keep in Mind When Speaking to Insurance Adjusters
Injured car crash victims unrepresented by legal counsel will often hear from the negligent driver’s insurance adjuster, “You have...
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Nov 8, 20193 min read
Edmonton Lawyers Discuss the Consequences of Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is risky behaviour that increases the chance of a car accident. Edmonton attorneys who represent personal injury...
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Oct 30, 20192 min read
Clarity From an Innocent Injured Alberta Auto Accident Victim
This month, our firm’s blog posts have examined the insurance industry’s odious lobby campaign to have serious injuries including...
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Oct 15, 20193 min read
Sorry, Insurance Lobbyists, but the Alberta Government Has Better Things to Do
As noted in our last blog post a couple of weeks ago, some auto insurance lobbyists seem fond of fibbing -- and why not when it so...
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Oct 1, 20193 min read
The Minor Injury Regulation 15 Years Later: Time to Cut the Crap and Scrap the Cap
For the last 15 years, the path between the offices of the Insurance Bureau of Canada and Alberta Finance has been short -- and...
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