Whitelaw Twining’s Emergency Response Team can provide value added legal service 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. You must advise the operator that Whitelaw Twining is a member of the Canadian Litigation Counsel.
The types of losses that may require an emergency response include: * Motor vehicle accidents including long-haul trucking and all-terrain vehicle losses * Environmental spills/contamination * Fires and explosions * Boating accidents, including both commercial vessels and pleasurecraft * Equipment accidents including construction and farm equipment * Building failures/collapses * Equipment malfunctions giving rise to claims for business losses/interruption Whitelaw Twining’s Emergency Response Team will consist of professionals with a particular expertise in handling claims in the practice areas involved, including: lawyers, structural, mechanical, electrical and forensic engineers, origin and cause specialists, and forensic accountants. A call to the 24/7 Emergency Response number will allow the Whitelaw Twining lawyer 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 other agencies with jurisdiction * Direct the investigations to insure they are accurate and complete * Establish solicitor client privilege where possible * 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 contents/cargo/merchandise/goods. When called to a scene, the Whitelaw Twining Emergency Response team will work together under the direction of the claims examiner/risk manager giving instructions. To access 24/7 Emergency Response simply call 1-877-247-3659.