Charlottetown Personal Injury Lawyer

The Charlottetown office runs the firm’s Prince Edward Island claims. The Halifax and Moncton lawyers appear in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. If you were hurt anywhere on the Island and need a Charlottetown personal injury lawyer, this office takes the file. It takes personal injury only. The firm defends criminal charges in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, not on the Island.

The Island Claim Types Each Have a Page

Each Island claim type has its own page. The office runs car accident, motorcycle, ATV and snowmobile claims, boat accident claims under the federal Marine Liability Act, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, trip and fall claims under the Occupiers’ Liability Act, dog bite claims under the Dog Act, fatal accident claims, long-term disability denials, fire loss disputes and civil claims for sexual abuse. The hub for all four provinces is injury law areas.

A Charlottetown Personal Injury Lawyer Checks the Cap, Section B and the Two-Year Limit First

Prince Edward Island caps minor injuries. The Insurance Act and the Minor Injury Regulations (2014) limit pain and suffering damages where the injury fits the regulation’s definition, and the cap figure moves each year with indexing. So the first question on a car accident file is whether the injury is minor under that definition. Every Island auto policy carries Section B accident benefits. They pay for treatment and part of your lost income whether or not the crash was your fault. The insurer then wants those benefits back out of the settlement. The office’s posts on Section B benefits in PEI and PEI car accident settlement deductions explain how much it can take.

The Statute of Limitations gives two years to start a negligence or personal injury action. The province has no ultimate limitation period in the statute. The courts apply discoverability, and the clock does not run while the claimant is a minor. In practice a judge alone hears injury trials in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island.

Aodhan Murphy Is Responsible for Island Files

Aodhan Murphy, the firm’s managing partner, is responsible for Prince Edward Island files. He works from the Halifax office. The Moncton trial team joins the larger claims. Its reported decisions are listed at injury law results. Meetings happen in Charlottetown, by video or by phone. The client picks.

Intake Is Free and the Fee Depends on the Result

Call the office or start a claim at contact. Intake is free. There is no fee unless the claim succeeds. The other four offices are at locations.