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24/7 Emergency Response Team

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The strategic geographic spread of the affiliated firms of Canadian Litigation Counsel means that CLC’s Emergency Response Team can provide value added legal services 24/7. One call to 1-877-247-3659 sets the Emergency Response Team in motion providing immediate access to highly trained, experienced professionals able to respond to catastrophic losses anywhere in Canada.

The types of losses include:

  •  Motor vehicle accidents including long-haul trucking and all-terrain vehicle losses
  •  Environmental spills/contamination
  •  Fires and explosions
  •  Equipment accidents including construction and farm equipment
  •  Building failures/collapses
  •  Equipment malfunctions giving rise to claims for business losses/interruption

 CLC’s Emergency Response Teams consist of professionals with a particular expertise in handling claims in the practice areas involved in the loss including:

  •  Lawyers from the affiliated firms of CLC
  •  Structural, mechanical, electrical and forensic engineers
  •  Forensic collision reconstructionists with trucking experience where required
  •  Origin and cause specialists
  •  Forensic accountants
  •  Investigators/independent adjusters/loss control specialists and analysis.
 
At the scene, the CLC lawyer will be responsible to:

  •  Co-ordinate, instruct and supervise the activities of the Response Team
  •  Assume control of the scene in co-operation with the police, fire marshal, and/or their agencies with jurisdiction
  •  Direct the investigations to insure they are accurate and complete
  •  Establish solicitor privilege appropriate
  •  Preserve the evidence
  •  Arrange for the appropriate chain of custody for evidentiary purposes at trial
  •  Assist insureds if incarcerated or if requiring medical care
  •  Respond to the media

 Handle issues relating to the contents/cargo/merchandise/goods.

When called to a scene, the CLC Emergency Response team will work together under the direction of the claims examiner/risk manager giving instructions.

To access CLC’s 24/7 Emergency Response Team, simply call 1-877-247-3659 and our team of dedicated professionals will respond to your needs immediately.