The heading of this edition of the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog “Hitting a Deer or a Moose with your car” may seem like some sort of joke, or click bait; but I can assure you; it’s not. Hitting a deer or a moose with your car is very real; hence…
April 1, 2016 was an important date for car accident victims across Ontario. Not because it was April Fools Day. But because on this date, everything to do with hearing and adjudicating accident benefit disputes in Ontario changed. All accident benefit disputes filed on or after April 1, 2016 which…
There are serious misconceptions of how people get paid, or receive benefits after they’ve been seriously hurt or injured in an accident. You’ve likely heard stories of insurance companies paying for an accident victim’s lost wages, treatment costs or even getting them a modified vehicle or modified home before their…
The OCF-1 is the Application for Accident Benefits. How do I get an OCF-1? Getting an OCF-1 Application for Accident Benefits is very easy. You can download a copy here at from the website of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario. But most people get the OCF-1 from their car…
Many clients and prospective clients want to know where they should go for treatment after a serious car accident in Ontario. It’s a common question because there are so many options and there is no “right way” of doing it. But there is certainly a wrong way of getting treatment.…
It’s amazing to me how many people don’t know what to do after they’ve been involved in a car accident in Ontario. Before you call a personal injury lawyer and we get into all the legal mumbo jumbo; there are a few basic and common sense steps which you will…
Recently I read a very troubling decision from the License Appeals Tribunal (Travis v. Aviva Insurance Company, 2021 CanLii 120883 ON LAT) This case is about a first responder firefighter, who heroically responded to the North York Van Attack which took place on April 23, 2018. You may recall that…
After a serious motor vehicle accident, you will need a lot of help. You will need help from doctors, nurses, personal support workers. occupational therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, surgeons, internists, nutritionists, speech language pathologists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, lawyers, accountants, friends, family and more! Some of these services are FREE…
When you’ve been wronged and want to seek justice; you sue. It’s sounds simple and it ought to be. Trouble is, when it comes to accident benefit disputes following a car accident in Ontario, you can’t sue anymore. Your right to sue in Court and have your case heard before…
Car accident law shouldn’t be confusing. But it is! Workplace injury law shouldn’t be confusing either. But it is! Part of the reason that both car accident law and workplace injury law are both so confusing is because there are man made laws behind both; which usurp natural law. For…