Mount Pearl Lawyers for Injury and Disability Claims

Mount Pearl is built into the St. John’s metro area without a courthouse or a hospital of its own, so an injury claim from the city uses the institutions next door. Mike Murphy Law Group runs those claims from the St. John’s office, ten minutes away. There is no office in Mount Pearl. Court appearances are the firm’s to make.

Mount Pearl Lawyers Take the Claim to the St. John’s Courts

A civil injury action is filed with the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, General Division, at its St. John’s judicial centre on Duckworth Street. The firm handles the filing, the service and the interlocutory steps. A Mount Pearl client is needed for discovery and for trial, and for nothing else in between. Duckworth Street is a short drive from anywhere in the city, though attending is rarely something a client has to do.

The Claims a City of Commuters Brings

A car accident at a Commonwealth Avenue intersection is the most common file. A pedestrian struck crossing Park Avenue and a bicycle accident on Topsail Road follow it. The office also runs trip and fall claims, dog bite claims and long-term disability denials, which is the file an insurer creates when it cuts off benefits partway through a recovery.

The Hospitals a Mount Pearl Claim Is Built On

Treatment means the Health Sciences Centre or St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in St. John’s, and those charts anchor the medical file. The family doctor’s records, the physiotherapy notes and your pay history show what the injury has cost. Everything is collected under your written consent, and the claim is valued before anyone discusses a settlement number. Where the injury keeps you off work, your employer’s record of hours and the gap between your income before and after are what prove that part of the loss.

Two Years to Start, and No Minor Injury Cap in This Province

The Limitations Act allows two years for a personal injury action, subject to discoverability, and the period does not run while the claimant is a minor. Newfoundland and Labrador does not cap minor injury damages the way the Maritime provinces do. It applies a fixed deductible to pain and suffering instead, which is why a modest claim has to be valued properly before anyone talks about settling it. Contact the firm or call to have the date and the numbers checked. Intake is free and there is no fee unless the claim succeeds.