The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB) is a government body which awards compensation to victims of crime and their families following a criminal act. It’s an important tribunal because for many victims of crime, it’s the only way they can recover compensation for their injuries. The first rule of personal…
99% of personal injury cases in Ontario settle without ever going to trial; or without ever seeing the inside of a Courtroom for that matter. The same cannot be said for criminal cases in Ontario. The government keeps stats on the percentage of criminal cases which go to trial. These…
This morning, I saw some of the most gruesome video tape of an assault I have ever seen in my years as a personal injury lawyer. The video depicted a horrific assault of one man, pummelling a defenceless man who had been knocked unconscious from a series of punches to…
One of the most interesting cases our law firm has ever handled, was a jail house assault matter in Sarnia Ontario. The Sarnia Jail has been know for its overcrowding issues and violence. When you have too many people under one roof, things are going to get rowdy. When you…