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2022 Auto Insurance Changes

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The following changes relating to auto insurance in Alberta take effect January 1, 2022: 1. The minor injury cap on compensation for pain and suffering increases from $5,365 o $5,488. 2. Alberta will adopt a Direct Compensation for Property Damage system.  Under this system, your own insurance company pays for repairs to your vehicle when […]

New Calgary Office Opened, Second Location in Alberta

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Two Locations are Now Located in Alberta Mussio Goodman Hamilton is proud to announce our new office location. We now have two office locations in Alberta and six in British Columbia. The Calgary office location is being overseen by Albertan personal injury lawyer, Mark Hamilton. Mark opened the Edmonton office location, the first in Alberta […]

“Injury Caps” and Insurance Company Doctors

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Unfortunately, insurance companies have a reputation for hiring biased doctors to provide medical opinions on the victims of motor vehicle or other types of accidents.  This happens throughout Canada, including Alberta. We have written extensively about the situation in British Columbia, specifically with regard to one of ICBC’s favorite “independent medical examiners” Dr. Grypma here […]

Mussio Goodman Counsel Obtains $584,560 For Client At Trial

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Mussio Goodman is pleased to announce Associate Counsel Fred Sierecki’s success after a three week trial. In Raptis v. Chalabiani, 2017 BCSC 1548, the Court awarded the Plaintiff $584,560 for injuries sustained in a December 2009 motor vehicle accident, which substantially exceeded the insurance company’s final offer of $364,243 before trial. The Plaintiff sustained a number […]

Injured Client Awarded $683,810 at Trial After Rejecting Final Offer of $280,000

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We are pleased to announce our success in the case of Ackermann v. Pandhar, 2017 BCSC 880. The Court awarded our client $683,810 for injuries sustained in a 2011 motor vehicle accident, which substantially exceeded the insurance company’s final offer of $280,000 before trial. Our client sustained a number of injuries in the accident, the […]