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…
Some fact patterns regarding car accident cases can’t be made up. I suppose that you could try; but the reality of what actually happened often exceeds the bounds of your imagination. They are often unthinkable scenarios fit for a law school exam. To be eligible for accident benefits in Ontario,…
Everyday, our personal injury law firm receives calls from people who have been involved in car accidents in Ontario. Some people reside in Ontario. Other people reside outside of Ontario. Some accident victims have their own car insurance. Others have no form of car insurance whatsoever. Their common connection is…
After a car accident, an innocent accident victim needs care and treatment to recover from their accident related injuries. Treatment like physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic care and seeing a psychologist are not free. These items are not covered by OHIP for accident victims. If you want any of this sort of…
Insurance companies along with their third party contractor occupational therapists and rehabilitation companies seek to take advantage of innocent accident victims when they are at their most vulnerable. Immediately following a serious accident. Innocent accident victims are shook following a serious car accident. Their world has been turned upside-down. They…
Let’s break things down in really easy to understand terms. If you have been involved in a car accident, you are entitled to accident benefits from your own car insurance company. If you didn’t have car insurance at the time of the accident because you were a passenger, cyclist or…
The heading of this edition of the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog “Hitting a Deer or a Moose with your car” may seem like some sort of joke, or click bait; but I can assure you; it’s not. Hitting a deer or a moose with your car is very real; hence…
April 1, 2016 was an important date for car accident victims across Ontario. Not because it was April Fools Day. But because on this date, everything to do with hearing and adjudicating accident benefit disputes in Ontario changed. All accident benefit disputes filed on or after April 1, 2016 which…
There are serious misconceptions of how people get paid, or receive benefits after they’ve been seriously hurt or injured in an accident. You’ve likely heard stories of insurance companies paying for an accident victim’s lost wages, treatment costs or even getting them a modified vehicle or modified home before their…