No Case is Settled until It’s… SETTLED RIGHT October 2013 Page 1  Greg Healey Works Magic on the Ches Mobile  Father-Daughter Update A consumer information product of Ches Crosbie Barristers Greg Healey Works Magic on the Ches Mobile Page 2  Our Newest Team Member and her Shortbread Recipe  Ches’ Hunting Trip Page 3  Recent Moose Class Action Developments  Cute Kittens from Hell Page 4  Did You Know Ches Can Settle Your Accident and Injury Claim? This newsletter is published by Ches Crosbie Barristers. It is for information purposes only and no legal advice is intended. 169 Water Street St. John’s, NL A1C 1B1 (709) 701-0012 PH (709) 579-9671 FX Toll Free (888) 579-3262 [email protected] Visit our website for more information www.ChesCrosbie.com To unsubscribe to this newsletter, please call toll free 1-855-534-5757. Ches got in an accident this past winter. The other driver ran a stop sign and T-boned his car. Luckily Ches was not seriously injured, but his car was a wreck. He went to Healey’s Auto Body Shop at Bonaventure and Empire Avenue, St. John’s and Greg Healey made his car look brand new. Greg says increased traffic has resulted in more car accidents and more repairs. Father-Daughter Update Hey there, I’m Catherine (the cute one with my dad in the picture below). I’m the Marketing and Communications Manager at Ches Crosbie Barristers AND Ches’ daughter. Working for your dad makes for an interesting dynamic at the office. I’m going to give funny newsletter updates about what it’s like to work with my dad, like how annoying it is when we travel together for work and he makes us almost miss the flight EVERY TIME. Stay tuned. Our Newest Team Member and her Delicious Shortbread Recipe! Introducing Shannon Sharpe, our newest member of the Ches Crosbie Barristers team. Shannon has been a legal assistant with Ches Crosbie Barristers since September 2013 and she assists lawyer Pamela Taylor in her case files. In her spare time, Shannon spends time with her husband and three children. She also runs, having completed her first race this summer. Baking season is upon us and it turns out that Shannon makes delicious shortbread cookies. If you’ve been trying to find an easy and tasty shortbread recipe to make this fall and winter, look no further. 1 cup of floor ½ cup of icing sugar ½ cup of corn starch ¾ cup of butter Mix all the dry ingredients first, then mix the butter into the dry ingredients. Roll the dough into one inch balls and flatten them with a fork, or cut them into desired shapes. Place the cookies on a greased cookie sheet one inch apart and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly golden brown. Let cool and Enjoy! This is Shannon with her husband and three children. Ches’ Hunting Trip Ches went on his annual moose hunting trip at the beginning of October. They didn’t get a moose this time, but they did get a few good pictures. These are pictures of Ches and his moose hunting gang. Page 2 Recent Moose Class Action Developments A lot has happened recently with the Moose Class Action. There was a court hearing September 30th, during which government applied to limit the class period from 10 years to 2 years. If the government is successful in their application, class members like Ben Bellows whose moose-vehicle collisions occurred before January 11, 2009 will be excluded from the action. Ches argued that the negligence of government was not reasonably discoverable in that 2 year time period and the class period should be 10 years. Justice Valerie Marshall is expected to give her decision in December or sooner. Ben Bellows and Philip Drover with the Moose Class Action legal team Ches Crosbie and Jessica Dellow at the court hearing September 30. Also, on October 1st Ches revealed statistics from a scientifically reliable survey showing public support for settling the Moose Class Action: 9 in 10 people on the island of Newfoundland say the moose-vehicle collision problem should be a priority with government, and 8 in 10 Newfoundlanders agree with the proposal to continue building fences to keep moose off problem highway areas. Trial is scheduled to start January 13, 2014. The Moose Class Action has received a lot of media attention recently and Ben Bellows has done an excellent job of representing plaintiffs. Cute Kittens from Hell Hi, it’s Catherine again. I’d like you to meet my 6 month-old kittens, Shy and Adventure. I recently adopted these fun-loving brothers from the St. John’s animal shelter Heavenly Creatures. I absolutely adore them, but you wouldn’t BELIEVE the trouble they get into. They look all innocent in the picture, but they’re devils. So far, they’ve ruined my couches, clawed up my living room curtains, torn holes in my shower curtain, chewed up my iPhone charger, and either lost or eaten two earrings (different sets)! Now do you believe me?!?! But don't get me wrong… I couldn’t live without them. Page 3 1612887 169 Water Street,Barristers 4th Floor Ches Crosbie St. John's, NL A1C 1B1 169 Water Street St. John’s, NL A1C 1B1 We Appreciate Your Referrals Car accidents ATV and snow mobile accidents Truck accidents Boating accidents Bicycle accidents Injuries from unsafe property Pedestrian accidents Injuries from defective products Motorcycle accidents Medical malpractice Slip and falls Ches Crosbie Barristers Named Is High-Tech Really Safer? Top 50 Personal Injury Law Firm Call toll free 1-855-534-5757 for your free book now. (continued from p. 3) Did You Know Ches can Settle YOUR Accident and Injury Claim? 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