The title to this Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog post may strike you as a bit odd; but it’s one of the top questions I’ve been receiving since the horrific terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023. What makes Canada a great country is that we have all sorts of freedoms. But,…
One of my biggest predictions coming out of COVID Lockdowns and the COVID Pandemic would be the rise of assaults. After many months of being locked down and shut out of social interaction, people forgot how to be kind to one another. We forgot how to share public spaces. We…
Ontario is scheduled to drop most mask mandates by March 21, 2022. Whether or not this is the right move or not has nothing to do with being a personal injury lawyer; so I’ll just stay in my lane. But, in creeping closer to this date we have seen an…
As a personal injury lawyer, I don’t profess to be a medical expert. I certainly don’t have all of the answers to your medical questions, tech questions or political questions. As a personal injury lawyer, I like to stay in my lane of personal injury law and insurance related questions.…
The first rule in personal injury law is to make sure that you sue a Defendant with deep pockets. That means the Plaintiff and his/her personal injury lawyer need to be satisfied that the Defendant has the ability to pay out on a potential settlement or judgment. If the Defendant…
Life isn’t fair. Here’s a example of why life isn’t fair. You are in the wrong place at the wrong time, and you get stabbed, shot, punched, assaulted etc. by a stranger or acquaintance. You are the victim of a violent crime. A crime which you did not initiate or…
Many people want to know what the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is all about and how to apply. Here at Goldfinger Injury Lawyers, we handle a great number of Criminal Injury Compensation Board cases each year. Many innocent victims of crime don’t even know the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board even…
If you have been injured as the result of a crime in Ontario, you may be entitled to compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB). What is the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board you ask? Good question! The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is a government body which assesses and awards…
The front page of today’s Toronto Star is a feature article and photo of Mandi Gray. The headline reads “Putting A Price on Rape..Mandi Gray could have shared her trauma with the court. She opted to share her bills instead“. Kudos to Mandi Gray for eliminating the publication ban and…
When I was a young personal injury lawyer, a very senior partner at the law firm I worked at had a great figurine on his desk of an old British looking lawyer wearing a wig with a dignified look on his face. Embossed to the bottom of the figurine was…