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…
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…
You would think that after a car accident, the police arrive quickly on scene to take notes, interview the parties along with any witnesses and prepare an accident report. When people are injured, the accident needs to be reported to police. But sometimes the injuries at the accident scene are…
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,…
There are a lot of things which non personal injury lawyers don’t know about car accident cases in Ontario. Heck, even some lawyers who don’t practice in the area of car accident cases don’t even know. These are dirty little secrets which aren’t advertised with much fanfare. But, if you…
The Holiday Season is upon us. And with the Holidays comes a lot of celebration. Office holiday parties. Family holiday parties. Friend holiday parties. Sporting team holiday parties. You name it. People will get together and party. And with parties comes responsibility. Whether or not you’re a host, or a…
I’ve been watching a lot of youth soccer games of late. My son plays a lot of soccer. Given my son’s young age, more experienced referees are not assigned to officiate his games. His referees tend to be young and inexperienced. They are looking at making a few extra bucks…