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If you’ve been injured in a multiple vehicle accident, contact an injury lawyer as soon as possible. Getting a fair settlement after a multi-vehicle accident requires careful handling by a qualified injury lawyer who has experience handling multi-vehicle accident cases. An experienced multi-vehicle accident lawyer will know
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It is apportioned, often among several drivers. Under Alberta’s Contributory Negligence Act a court determines each person’s degree of fault, and those found at fault are jointly and severally liable to the injured person — meaning you are not left chasing each driver for their individual share. Chain-reaction collisions usually turn on the order of impacts, established from damage patterns, scene evidence and reconstruction. Apportionment of this kind belongs to a claim against the at-fault drivers, available for accidents before January 1, 2027. After that date, Alberta moves to no-fault insurance.
There are many different causes of multi-vehicle accidents, including:
Multi-vehicle highway accidents often involve serious injury to several people. The insurable limits of the at-fault party can be as low as $200,000 depending on the circumstances. But what if there are multiple cars and multiple injury victims? What if the insurance doesn’t cover your injuries and damages? What can you do? Make sure you have an experienced and knowledgeable multi-vehicle accident lawyer on your side.
Call (780) 760-4878 (HURT) or contact me, Joseph A. Nagy, to discuss the steps I can recommend so that you obtain the compensation you deserve.
This issue happens in multi-vehicle collisions, where one policy has to answer several serious claims. Alberta’s minimum third-party liability coverage is $200,000, though most drivers carry considerably more. Where the available coverage falls short, the options include underinsured motorist protection on your own policy if you carry it, claims against other at-fault parties, and — where a driver was uninsured — the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Program. This description applies to accidents before January 1, 2027. Under Care-First you claim from your own insurer instead, and the optional excess coverage your insurer offers becomes the thing to ask about. See No-Fault Insurance in Alberta: What “Care-First” Means for Injured Albertans.
More parties, more insurers, and more competing accounts of what happened. Each insurer has an interest in shifting fault elsewhere, and a claim often cannot be concluded until the apportionment among them is settled. Accident reconstruction evidence is frequently required. Gathering your own evidence early — photographs, witness names, the police file — matters more here than in a two-vehicle collision.
A logging truck is unable to stop in time to avoid a collision with several vehicles on the highway. The vehicles had been stopped by the police due to an earlier serious accident, which had occurred on the highway ahead. Several people are injured and killed. The logging truck company carries only $2 million in liability insurance, but the injuries and damages of the injured parties exceed $3 million.
An intoxicated driver overtakes another vehicle on a yellow line. There is a collision with an oncoming vehicle. The oncoming vehicle collides with the vehicle driving behind the negligent driver causing serious injuries to the occupants – a family of 5, including 3 young children. The negligent driver is operating a stolen vehicle, flees the scene, and cannot be found.
It depends on the date of your accident. Accidents before January 1, 2027 fall under Alberta’s current system, which preserves your right to pursue a claim against the at-fault driver. Time limits still apply — generally two years from the date of the accident — so it is important not to wait. For accidents on or after that date, Alberta’s Care-First system almost entirely removes that right and replaces it with benefits from your own insurer.
You deserve a personal injury lawyer who knows local laws, stands up to the insurance company, and gets you all the compensation you deserve.
