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Accident Solution

About

Compensation law firm: CNESST, SAAQ, IVAC and disability insurance. Offices in Montreal and Quebec City.

Documented practice areas

Areas stated by the firm or publicly documented. This is not an assessment of competence, and MTLPages gives no legal advice.

Useful terms

Income replacement indemnity (IRI)
A benefit paid by a public scheme to compensate a loss of income resulting from an injury or accident.
Permanent impairment
A lasting after-effect assessed under a compensation scheme, distinct from temporary incapacity.
Consolidation (of an injury)
A term used in compensation to designate the point at which a person's condition is considered medically stabilised.
Bureau d'évaluation médicale (BEM)
A Quebec body that issues medical opinions in certain compensation files.
Medical assessment / expert medical examination
An examination carried out by a physician at the request of a party or a body, to produce a written report.
Total disability
A concept defined by the insurance contract or applicable plan; the definition varies between contracts.

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