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…
For those unfamiliar with personal injury law, and more specifically, the law surrounding motor vehicle accidents (car crashes, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian-car accidents, bike-car accidents), the idea of what the law should be and how it works is perceived to be rather straight forward. Car accident. Innocent accident victim not at…
Recently, a post went viral on Tik Tok of a York Regional Police officer checking out his mobile device while driving at what appeared to be a high speed. It would seem unfair that a police officer would be driving around in his police cruiser checking out his cell phone…
Car insurance, and making a claim after a car accident in Ontario should be simple and straight forward. But, as a personal injury lawyer with two decades of experience in the field, I can tell you that it’s not. Far from it! In fact, car insurance and accident benefit claims…