Every once in a while, what appears to be an ordinary slip and fall case, isn’t as straight forward as you would think. It takes a keen legal eye, with significant experience to get to the bottom of some of these tricky cases. And believe me; some slip and fall…
People who have been very very very seriously hurt in a motor vehicle accident need to know the ins and outs of the OCF-19 Application for Determination of Catastrophic Impairment Form. If your insurer deems your injuries to be “catastrophic” your benefits will skyrocket from $3,500 under the minor injury…
Summer long weekends can bring out the best, and worst in people. As a personal injury lawyer, we are consulted in situations where bad things happen. Often bad things happen to very good people. This can have a devastating impact on the lives of the injured party, along with the…
If you have been hurt or injured in a car accident in Ontario, you may be entitled to an income replacement benefit of up to $400/week (or more if you paid an additional insurance premium to increase your IRB level). $400/week isn’t very much money. But before you complain, all…
Everyone loves a good acronym. It’s fun to guess what the letters in the acronym stand for…..or don’t. Here are a few non legal examples: BRB Be right back GTG Got to Go LOL Laugh Out Loud Here are a few legal examples of acronyms which personal injury lawyers in…
If you are hurt or injured in a car accident in Ontario, you will be entitled to an array of accident benefits. These accident benefits are paid by your own car insurer, regardless of fault. If you did not have car insurance at the time of the car accident, the…
The OCF-10 Election Form is important for your car accident case in Ontario. By completing the OCF-10 Election Form, the injured accident victim is telling the insurance company which benefit they are choosing to receive. Completing the OCF-10 Election Form incorrectly, or late; can hurt a car accident case and…
Completing the Application for Accident Benefits is the single and most important step in any car accident case. Without a completed Application for Accident Benefits, your car accident case; both for tort and accident benefits won’t get off the ground. Failure to complete an Application for Accident Benefits can nullify…
A recent appeal heard in the Ontario Divisional Court made my blood boil. Why? Let’s set the context for modern car accident and personal injury law in Ontario. Being a personal injury lawyer is an uphill battle. It’s a real life David vs. Goliath fight featuring what’s usually an unsophisticated…
Earlier this week I was at lunch with a good friend of mine. He was involved in a car accident a few weeks ago. I (Brian Goldfinger) was the ideal person to lunch with because we could talk about my primary area of practice, personal injury law. While my friend…