Imagine for a moment that you have a personal injury case with a fast approaching Pre-Trial or Trial date. In the case, liability (how then accident happened and whose fault it is) along with damages are both hotly contested issues. At trial, both lawyers for the Plaintiff and the lawyers…
Articles Posted in Fatality Claims
Fatality Claims in Ontario can be confusing
If you are reading this entry in the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog, then likely a loved one, family member, dear friend or acquaintance has passed away as a result of the negligence of another party. We are sorry for your loss. Thoughts, prayers and well wishes from others are great,…
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…
Death Benefits for Car Accident Cases in Ontario: A Review
Toronto has seen a spike in pedestrian/car and bike/car accidents. Toronto has also seen a spike in fatality claims arising from such accidents. Vision Zero is a multi-national road traffic safety project that aims to achieve a highway system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic. Vision Zero has…
Our thoughts on the Toronto Van Attack & a Guide to Community Resources for help
The main office of Goldfinger Injury Lawyers is at 167 Sheppard Ave W, at Yonge and Sheppard in Toronto. This is right outside of where Toronto Van Rampage suspect Alex Minassian was bravely apprehended on Poyntz Ave by Toronto Police Constable Ken Lam. More on PC Ken Lam later. This…
Humboldt in our Hearts: An upsetting guide to fatality/wrongful death claims in Ontario
Tragedy struck the nation on April 6, 2018 as 15 young men of the Humboldt Broncos Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Club were killed in a fatal bus/tractor trailer crash in rural Saskatchewan. The lives of: Parker Tobin, Darcy Haugan, Stephen Wack, Logan Boulet, Brody Hinz, Evan Thomas, Mark Cross, Logan Schatz, Adam…
Drunk driving & damages for fatality claims: Does the penalty fit the crime (Ontario)?
A few weeks ago, the Marco Muzzo sentencing grabbed national headlines. In case you don’t know about the Marco Muzzo case; here’s the gist. Mr. Muzzo was driving drunk in York Region. His drunk driving led to a fatal car crash which killed 4 people. It was a tragic collision.…
Drunk Driving: The Neville-Lake v. Marco Muzzo wrongful death tragedy
Just after 4 p.m. this past Sunday, Gary and Neriza Neville were driving with their grandchildren – Daniel, 9, Harry, 5, and Millie Neville-Lake, 2 – and the children’s great-grandmother Josephina Frias when an SUV operated by Marco Muzzo slammed into the side of their minivan at an intersection north…
Some thoughts on a recent Child’s Fatal Car Accident
Received a few calls wanting commentary on the recent fatal accident involving a 7 year old. The accident took place at intersection of Millwood Road and McRae Drive, south of Eglinton Avenue in Toronto in an affluent area of the City known as Leaside. The intersection has a baseball diamond…