It’s never ok for Google to be your lawyer. Nor is it ok for Google to be your doctor, dentist, accountant, amateur arborist or veterinarian. You get the picture. But Google and the internet are a wealth of information. That information can be very helpful at times. At other times,…
Mistakes happen. Part of our job at Goldfinger Injury Lawyers is helping people better understand the law, and how car accident insurance works in Ontario. Today the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog is pleased to share Brian Goldfinger’s list of Top 6 Mistakes which people make after a serious car accident…
This installment of the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog Post will deal with Brian Goldfinger’s tips on driving in Winter Wonderland. Now that winter is here (officially), it’s important to get a refresher on how to stay safe when road conditions get hazardous on account of bad weather. Brian Goldfinger has…
On December 5, 2017, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa along with Attorney General Yasir Naqvi announced another set of major reforms to car insurance in Ontario. This set of reforms has a grandiose name, much like all of the other reforms which have been introduced in the 14+ years of…
An Ontario MPP’s private member’s bill proposed that pedestrians not paying attention to where or how they are walking, could be fined up to $50 for distracted walking. It’s called the “Phones Down, Heads Up Act” and was tabled by Toronto MPP Yves Baker of Etobicoke Centre. Baker’s bill would…
Your personal injury lawyer may have shared the term “Examination for Discovery” with you when describing the next step in your case. This may be the first time you’ve heard this legal term. Understanding what it means to participate in an Examination for Discovery, and why a discovery is important…
Car accident cases in Ontario should be simple. The premise of one car, hitting another car by mistake or negligence; and thereby causing damages/injuries to another party ought to be basic tort law. Unfortunately in Ontario, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The Ontario Government, at the behest of…
If you are hearing a roar of applause, and perhaps laughter in delight, it’s coming from high atop the corporate head quarters and legal offices of auto insurers across Ontario. Insurers won large in two recent Court of Appeal decisions which were released earlier this month: El-Khodr v. Lackie, 2017…
The Liberal Government of Ontario plans to introduce new tougher penalties to crack down on careless and distracted driving, this fall. The Honourable Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca, along with some other MPPs, announced the new measures today in Toronto. The legislation, if passed, is supposed to protect pedestrians…
Our personal injury lawyers constantly field questions from prospective clients regarding the basic steps of what to do after they’ve been involved in a car accident in Ontario. We must admit, the laws surrounding car accidents in Ontario are confusing. They certainly aren’t straight forward by any means. It comes…