There are so many tall tales in personal injury law. Things which you hear from your friends, family, therapists, neighbours, acquaintances, or random people in your community are so far off from the reality of what actually happens behind the scenes, and the work involved in a personal injury case.…
Most people aren’t familiar with how car insurance disputes work until they have to go through the process. Most would think that if there’s a dispute for benefits, they can sue the insurer which is denying those benefits and then a Judge can decide. That seems simple and straight forward.…
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…
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…
Ontario has a no fault system of accident benefits if you’ve been involved in a car accident. Understanding the concept of “no fault” is hard to grasp (even for lawyers!). You would think that if you’re not at fault, then the at fault driver’s insurer should pay for everything. But,…
If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident, regardless of whose fault the accident is; you are entitled to claim an income replacement benefit of up to $400/week. That income replacement benefit can be increased to $800/week if you purchase an optional rider on your car insurance policy. The…
It’s golf season. People use golf carts on golf courses. People get injured using golf carts. Sounds really weird when you put that in writing, but they’re all true statements! People get injured in very strange, and sometime very serious (often catastrophic) ways in the use or operating of golf…
For those unfamiliar with personal injury law, and more specifically, the law surrounding motor vehicle accidents (car crashes, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian-car accidents, bike-car accidents), the idea of what the law should be and how it works is perceived to be rather straight forward. Car accident. Innocent accident victim not at…
I’ve had a few interesting conversations over the past few days with some very thoughtful, rational, insightful and logical people. These people are not lawyers. They have no skin in the game when it comes to the field of personal injury law. That means that they are neither lawyers, insurance…
It may be your first time being involved in a serious car accident where you have sustained serious injuries. These are not common events. And because these are not common events, few people know exactly what to after the accident, or how to deal with their car insurer. The purpose…