Often people ask me what the biggest factor is for innocent accident victims to receive real financial compensation for their personal injury case. This is a wonderful question. Sometimes, cases will be strong on damages, but weak on liability. Other times cases will be strong on liability, but weak on…
“Thou shall not lie” is the ninth commandment, and it’s a pretty good commandment to abide by. This is reaffirmed at law when before a witness steps on the stand, or provide oral evidence at their examination for discovery; the witness either swears on the bible or affirms to tell…
Brian Goldfinger has been writing the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog for over a decade. In all my years of writing, I have never referred to the Toronto Blue Jays in the title of my blog. Rarely (2-4 occasions) have I referred to the Toronto Blue Jays at all. They’ve been…
I can’t resist the opportunity to rant and to write about two of my favourite things. In no particular order: The Toronto Raptors Personal Injury Law in Ontario First, let’s examine the Toronto Raptors. Even someone who doesn’t follow sports will remember back in 2019, the Toronto Raptors won their…
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.…
It’s not everyday you have to deal with an insurance company. It’s not an interaction which people are accustomed to. Think about it. You don’t need legal advice to buy a pair of shoes. You don’t need legal advice when negotiating a price for a new/used car. You don’t need…
It’s not everyday that a person settles their personal injury case. Getting your money from a personal injury settlement is a completely new process which you haven’t experienced, and thus, likely don’t understand. The settlement money does not magically appear in your bank account the moment after your case settles. …
Nathan Fielder has a show called “The Rehearsal“. It’s a hard show to explain. You have to see it to believe it. I find it hard to understand how the show was green lit by executives on words or a script alone. It was green lit on the genious and…
You know when you’ve been approved for Long Term Disability Benefits. That approval will usually come first verbally, and then be formalized in writing. While, getting something in writing from the long term disability insurer might feel good, it doesn’t mean anything until the payments start coming in. That rings…
Insurance companies love jury trials for personal injury cases. But getting a trial by way of Jury trial is not automatic. The default is that the personal injury trial proceed by way of Judge alone. Having a personal injury case heard by way of Judge alone simplifies the trial itself.…