It’s not mistake that Long term disability claims use the word “long“. Long is used for good reason. Long is meant to define the duration of the period from the claimant’s first day off work, to the time period they are eligible to receive long term disability benefits. It’s a…
When an international student or a visitor to Canada has a serious accident in Ontario, it can get very complicated. Who will pay for the medical treatment? The hospital visits? The ambulance? The out of pocket expenses? What about the loss of opportunity to pursue their studies, or the wage…
Ontario Courts, along with the civil litigation process are governed by a complex set of rules. These rules are made by people who have an understanding of how the law works, how cases work, and what problems our civil justice system is facing, and how those problems should be addressed.…
Let’s say that you get involved in a car accident during the course of your employment. What do you do? Who can you sue? Is it a WSIB claim? Is it a car accident case? Or is it both? This issue comes up a lot in the practice of a…
On April 1st, the Ministry of the Attorney General released its Civil Rules Review Consultation Paper. It’s 122 pages in length, making it either the most elaborate April Fools prank on litigators I’ve ever seen; or something poorly thought out on many levels, including its release date. If any of…
Every school has an Audio Visual Guy (The AV Guy). This was the person responsible for setting up the televisions, videos, slides, speakers, and other sort of audio/visual presentations in schools. The AV Guy had a tiny office with no windows and poor ventilation. The AV office was once a…
Goldfinger Injury Lawyers handles a lot of dog bite, and dog attack cases. Brian Goldfinger’s first case that drew media attention was a dog bite case whereby a woman along with her therapy dog were viciously attacked by three pit bulls in Toronto. The case drew media attention because of…
Last week I was interviewed by a journalist at the Globe & Mail newspaper (remember those?). She was writing an article on car insurance, and increasing insurance rates in general in Ontario. She wanted to know what a boots on the ground personal injury lawyer was seeing. I shared with…
Personal Injury Lawyers are familiar with hospitals. Visiting the hospital in order to see an innocent accident victim to conduct a consultation and explain to them their rights is part of the job as a personal injury lawyer. As such, personal injury lawyers get to know the ins and outs…
The policy limits under the majority of standard car insurance policies in Ontario is $1,000,000. Those policy limits don’t stack. That means that if there are more than 1 vehicle involved in a car accident, it doesn’t mean that the Plaintiff has access to $1,000,000 under one policy, plus $1,000,000…