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Negligence occurs when someone fails to exercise a reasonable standard of care, resulting in harm to another person. A major part of a motor vehicle accident is determining who was negligent, in other words, who is at fault. The police will determine fault at the scene of the accident, and your personal injury lawyer will also determine who was at fault. Determining negligence is key to your personal injury claim. To successfully claim negligence, you need to prove four key elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. In a car accident, demonstrating negligence is usually pretty straightforward because the other driver may have broken the rules of the road. This can include actions like speeding, talking on the cell phone, distracted driving, improper left turn, or failing to yield the right of way. For example, if another driver runs a red light and hits your car, that driver was negligent.

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Personal Injury Claims & Sports Injuries

 

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Playing sports – especially contact sports – brings with it an inherent risk of injury. Most injuries sustained playing sports are relatively minor, for example, scrapes, bruises, or sprain/strain injuries. However, more serious injuries, like fractures or concussions, while less common, are certainly a realistic possibility.

In these instances, would a player have a personal injury claim to pursue for the injuries sustained while playing their sport? This blog will look at the potential claims to be pursued, and some of the issues that can arise with these types of claims.

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Motorcycle Awareness Month

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Motorcycle Safety Tips:

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.

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What happens to my car accident injury claim if I wasn’t wearing a seatbelt

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The everyday reality of seatbelts

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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Whiplash Injuries Uncovered

Whiplash injuries usually happen because of the sudden back-and-forth motion of the head, arising due to car accidents, high-impact incidents or sports collisions. The unexpected impact results in a violent forward and backward head motion that strains the neck’s muscles, ligaments and tendons. Suffering a whiplash injury can be both painful and overwhelming. Symptoms typically emerge within 24 hours and include neck pain, stiffness, headaches, fatigue and in some cases, even cognitive issues.  When facing such an injury, knowing how the liability is ascertained and the type of evidence required to prove a whiplash injury is crucial.  In this article, we shall have a look into these aspects.

Establishing Liability in Whiplash Cases

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TRAFFIC OFFENCES AND YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM

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When you pursue a personal injury claim against another driver after an accident, you are claiming that this other driver is at fault for the accident, and therefore caused the damage and injuries you suffered as a result. Therefore, in order to be successful in your personal injury claim, you first need to prove (through evidence) that the other driver was at fault for the accident. The question this blog will answer is how traffic and/or criminal charges placed against another driver can help you prove they are at fault for an accident, and how these can be used as part of your personal injury action. This is especially true in provinces like Alberta that have At Fault insurance legislation.

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The Importance Of Taking Pictures After a Slip and Fall or Any Injury

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Pictures Speak Louder Than Words

Slip and falls happen without warning, yet it may not be obvious what to do when they occur.  Amidst the shock and potential injuries, taking out your phone to take pictures may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, pictures taken after a fall can become your best friend if you need to make a personal injury claim. This includes taking pictures of any hazards at the scene, such as patches of ice or liquid spills, and of any visible injuries you may have suffered. Here are some of the reasons why taking pictures after a slip and fall is of utmost importance:

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