My first case reported in the media was a dog bite claim. It involved a woman who has been diagnosed with PTSD. She had an emotional support dog to help her cope. One day on a walk outside of her the common area of her apartment complex; two unleashed pit…
We like keeping our posts in tune with current events here at the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog. We do our best to relate topics in personal injury law to current events as best we can. Sometimes global or local news themes dovetail nicely with personal injury law and how Courts…
OCF-19 Catastrophic Claims There are special legal connotations when injuries from a car accident are deemed to be “catastrophic“. This is a term of art; meaning the term “catastrophic” has a special legal meaning. Catastrophic is defined under the insurance act as an injury which meets one of the following…
Slip and falls can happen anywhere, at anytime. Unlike a car accident case, the police don’t come to the scene of a slip and fall to record what happened; or to ticket the at fault party. That’s very important because in a car accident case, the information regarding liability (the…
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. These opinions differ from person to person….and that’s ok. Opinions can be based on a lot of different things: fact, belief, values, upbringing, history, education, training, experience, a gut feeling; or based on absolutely nothing at all! You don’t need evidence to craft…
2020 has been a really difficult year for so many people across all walks of life; for so many different reasons. Where does the hell storm of 2020 start for you? Here are a few line items in no particular order just to put 2020 in perspective: Wildfires blaze out…
More and more; people are purchasing insurance or renewing their insurance policies over the phone. This can relate to car insurance, mortgage insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance, health/medical insurance. It doesn’t matter what type of insurance it is; the reality is that we are placing more emphasis…
You know what people hate? Jury duty. Civic duty? Yes. Sense of national pride and feeling like you’re contributing to society? Sure. But there are likely 1001 things you’d rather be doing other than sitting on a jury. Particularly for a personal injury case. As stated previously in the Toronto…
Hey Ontario Government. Want to open up again for business? Want to be a Government that’s “For the People“? Heed these words of first hand experience from one of your COVID-19 Testing Centres and learn. For starters: I’m a personal injury lawyer. I’m lucky to have my own practice; call…
Long Term Disability benefits flow for many disabled claimants with no issue. The insurer may from time to time request a report from a family doctor, questionnaire, or request updated clinical notes and records. The insurer may also request that the claimant see their own “doctor” or “specialist” in order…