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Accident Lawyers Serving Newfoundland and Labrador
Serious accidents and injuries don’t just cause temporary physical pain and suffering, they can cause a lifetime of suffering, mental anguish, lost income and expenses, and they can be a terrible hardship on family members left to care for the injured person. If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident or suffered wrongful death, then you need to know our commitment to you: no case is settled until it’s settled right.Ches Crosbie Barristers was established in 1991 to help accident and injury clients level the playing field against the insurance companies in auto accident and other accidental injury cases. From the beginning, we have been leaders in the provision of useful legal information to the injured consumer. Now we have brought this to a whole new level by publishing what we believe is the ultimate guide to accident cases in Newfoundland and Labrador. This innovative consumer book, 7 Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Injury Claim, is available free to residents of this province.
Our Credentials Speak for Themselves
Now that we’ve told you all this, you might be wondering about the credentials of our founder, Ches Crosbie:
- He’s been fighting for people against insurance companies since 1983
- He’s been a leader in providing useful legal information to the consumer since 1991
- He is listed in Best Lawyers and Lexpert, websites that offer peer-reviewed lists of recommended lawyers
- Ches Crosbie is on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice
- Mr. Crosbie is the founder and past President of the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association
- Mr. Crosbie was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2004
- He is an advocate of the National College of Advocacy
- Mr. Crosbie was appointed as a Master of the Supreme Court in 2009
- Ches Crosbie has attained impressive case results, including the largest accident and injury award by a trial court in Atlantic Canada, and his “pioneering” work in injury law has been favorably reviewed by judges
- Ches Crosbie has built a team of top accident and injury lawyers, including senior lawyers Darlene Russell and Pamela Taylor, who are dedicated to the proposition that no case is settled until it’s settled right!
Ches Crosbie Barristers
169 Water Street, 4th Floor
St. John's, NL
A1C 1B1
Telephone: 709.579.4000 or 1.888.579.3262
Fax: 709. 579.9671
Our “boutique” practice is focused on the following areas:
Auto Accidents and Car Wrecks
No matter the type of auto accident you’ve been involved in – speeding, drug or alcohol impairment, highway accident, lane change accident, side or rear impact collision, truck accident, pedestrian accident – our motor vehicle injury lawyers have handled them all. Ches Crosbie Barristers also knows about the types of injuries that these accidents cause, including whiplash, sprain and strain injuries, bone fractures, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, wrongful death and more.
Accidents and Injuries
Ches Crosbie Barristers was founded in Newfoundland and Labrador in 1991 to help people injured by the fault or negligence of others. The accident and injury category includes car wrecks, but also people injured in slips, trips and falls and other unsafe conditions on property, boating accidents, ATV and snowmobile accidents, accidents involving aircraft, and defective products and equipment.
Medical Malpractice
Any time you go to the doctor or you spend time in the hospital, you put your faith in the nurses, doctors, and other hospital staff with the expectation that they will take good care of you. Unfortunately, this does not always happen, and medical mistakes result in serious injuries and sometimes death. Sadly, we have seen many cases where our clients were injured by the negligence of doctors, nurses, and hospitals. You don’t deserve to suffer without compensation for the rest of your life because of a medical mistake.
Class Action Lawsuits
Ches Crosbie Barristers has pioneered class action lawsuits in Newfoundland and Labrador. Class actions allow individuals with similar claims to band together and present their case on a more even footing with big defendants. This is yet another way in which our innovative firm has leveled the playing field for the consumer. Our firm was the first in Atlantic Canada to obtain a class action certification and the first to achieve a court approved class action settlement.
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Ches Crosbie Barristers
169 Water Street
St. John's, NL
A1C 1B1
Phone: (709) 579-4000
Fax: (709) 579-9671
Toll Free: (888) 579-3262
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Video Library
Auto Accidents and Car Wrecks:
- Why and When To Bring In the Experts
- The seven deadly sins that can wreck your Newfoundland and Labrador injury claim.
Accidents and Injuries:
Medical Malpractice:
Class Action Lawsuits:
- Class Action Cases Need Experienced Attorneys
- Imperial Tobacco Appeal Decision
- Ches Crosbie comments on March 24, 2010 Update of Cameron Report
- Remembering Donna Howell - NTV Early Edition
- Remembering Donna Howell
General:
- Our Fee Structure is Designed to Benefit the Client
- Learn About the Book “The Seven Deadly Sins” by Ches Crosbie
- Things To Consider When Choosing A Lawyer
- Learn How to Get Your Free Book “The Seven Deadly Sins”
- Providing Useful Information to Consumers is What Makes Us Different
FAQs
Auto Accidents and Car Wrecks
- I was injured in a car accident and my insurance company is telling me I have to use my personal insurance (e.g. Desjardins, Blue Cross, Manulife) to pay for my massage therapy, physiotherapy and prescription drugs before I can use either the accident benefit coverage (Section B) on my automobile policy, or the insurance of the guy who hit me. Is this right?
- What if an insurance adjuster offers me a settlement?
- Should I talk with the insurance company representative? Should I give a statement to the other insurance company?
Accidents and Injuries
- I was injured in a car accident and the insurance company of the person who hit me is telling me I have to use my own accident benefit coverage (Section B) to pay for my physiotherapy treatments before I use his coverage. Why is this?
- With an accident claim, if you go to court and lose is it the practice of the judge to make the plaintiff pay the cost?
Is my personal injury claim award subject to division, as a "matrimonial asset" in accordance with the Family Law Act?
Medical Malpractice
- What is cerebral palsy? Can I claim for compensation?
- Are physician expert witnesses easy to find and are they usually willing to testify against another physician?
- Do most medical malpractice cases result in a judgment in favor of the patient?
Class Action Lawsuits
Newfoundland and Labrador Personal Injury Lawyer
- Do injury lawyers advertise too much?
- Who is the "best" lawyer for an injury case?
- Why did you write a free book?
General
- If you go to court and lose, is it always the practice of the judge to make the plaintiff pay the costs?
- What is the difference between a judgment and a settlement?
- I slipped at a department store about 4½ hours ago. I didn't fall, but I definitely pulled muscles. I don't know if I should wait until tomorrow to see if that is all it is or if I should seek medical attention tonight. Should I go to the emergency room or should I contact the department store and ask them if they have a physician I should go to?


