In the world of Plaintiff personal injury law, it’s not uncommon for cases to last a year, to multiple years. Depending on the severity of the injury, the complexity of the case, the number of parties involved in a case, along with the willingness (or lack thereof) of the parties…
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Brian Goldfinger on Back to School & Vision Zero in Toronto
September means back to school time. It can also mean back to work time for many adults who have take a summer vacation. That means our commutes are more crowded on the roads. Increased volumes of motorists, pedestrians and cyclists are imminent. The City of Toronto is in the midst…
Brian Goldfinger on Fatality Claims in Car Accidents (Ontario)
Some of the most difficult, and most emotional cases for clients and personal injury lawyers to handle are car crashes which result in the death of a loved one. How does one put a price on a human life? No amount of money will ever be enough to fill the…
Brian Goldfinger on what’s wrong with car accident cases in Ontario
Summer long weekends can bring out the best, and worst in people. As a personal injury lawyer, we are consulted in situations where bad things happen. Often bad things happen to very good people. This can have a devastating impact on the lives of the injured party, along with the…
Getting the Police Report for your Car Accident Case
If you’ve been involved in a serious car accident, the police will generally come out to investigate the accident and lay charges on the at fault driver, if necessary. At the scene of the car accident, police officers are required to take notes. Some officers notes are more detailed (and…
Skateboarding, Biking and Rollerblade Accidents (Ontario)
It’s hot. That means more people are outside doing “outdoorsey” stuff like hiking, cycling, rollerblading and skateboarding. The activities are suppose to be fun and safe. But sometimes things can go wrong. And when they do, our law firm usually hears about it. Accidents whereby skateboarders, cyclists and rollerbladers are…
Accident in an Uber? What you need to know from Goldfinger Injury Lawyers
Ride hailing companies like Uber and Lyft have dramatically changed the way we get around. Hailing a car from a ride share service is convenient, fast and easy. The increased popularity of these services has created many hiccups for personal injury lawyers, and insurance companies alike. To give you an…
What does a Million Dollar Personal Injury Case look like in Ontario?
Every single client that personal injury lawyer Brian Goldfinger has met believes that his/her case is worth at the very least, $1,000,000 (if not more). But why stop at $1,000,000? Why not $2,000,000? Or $3,000,000? How about $10,000,000? Better yet, let’s make it $50,000,000 plus three Ferraris, a life time…
Brian Goldfinger on Liability and Losses in Ontario Car Accident Cases
Every car accident case in Ontario has three major components: Liability Causation Damages Without a personal injury lawyer establishing all of these components, the personal injury case will fail. Meaning, that if Defendant successfully refutes, or creates sufficient doubt to surpass a balance of probabilities, the Defendant will win the…
Brian Goldfinger on privacy and personal injury law in Ontario
Friendly reminder that Brian Goldfinger and Goldfinger Injury Lawyers have been nominated by Canadian Lawyers Magazine as a Top Boutique in Personal Injury Law for 2019. In their own words, Canadian Lawyers Magazine is “looking for your input on the best firms specializing in personal injury law as well as…