The hottest insurance product on the market over the past 5 years has been critical illness insurance or “CI”. What is critical illness insurance? Basically, it’s a policy of insurance which gives you a lump sum payment in the event you sustain a critical illness such as a heart attack,…
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Personal Injury Mediation: Is there a method to the madness?
99% of personal injury cases in Toronto settle outside of the Courtroom. That means that of all of the personal injury actions started in Toronto, only 1% of them ever go to trial. So, how do the other 99% of personal injury cases in Toronto get resolved? Some settle at…
Things to do at an examination for discovery in a auto accident case
Examination for discovery can make or break an accident victim’s case, so this article is an important read if you have an upcoming examination for discovery in a personal injury case. What is an examination for discovery? In the United States, they’re referred to as “depositions“. Here they’re referred to…
What to do when your car accident doesn’t happen in Toronto Ontario? Where to find the best personal injury lawyer.
It’s gets really cold and snowy in Toronto, London, Peterborough and other parts of Ontario. That’s why so many of us Ontarians flee the cold weather for warmer pastures in the winter. My wife and I are just like you. We don’t like the cold very much so we recently…
Help! My long term disability insurance company just doesn’t listen!
Stop using exclamation marks! I can hear (read) you loud and clear. Yes, I know the Toronto Raptors have now won 2 games in a row. Yes I know they beat Phoenix and Utah on back to back nights. Yes I know that Andrea Bagnani deserves some All Star consideration…
Why should I bother getting car insurance? Car accident lawyer Toronto
Car insurance is expensive and complicated. It’s the last thing people think about when purchasing a new vehicle. It’s also the last thing which personal injury lawyers want to write about, and explain to people. I’m asked all the time, why it’s necessary to have car insurance if you don’t…
FSCO: Ontario’s biggest failure for car accident claimants
Got car insurance: Check Got a car: Check Driving the car in Ontario: Check Seat Belt on: Check Following the rules of the road: Check Crash Boom Bang Car Accident resulting in serious personal injuries requiring a personal injury lawyer: Got Goldfinger Injury Lawyers: Check Alright. So what’s next? Let’s…
Brian Goldfinger’s Top 5 Christmas Wishes for Personal Injury Law in Ontario
It’s the holiday season! Time to get together with family, friends and loved ones and celebrate what matters most. This holiday season, you’ll notice a few changes to the Goldfinger Injury Lawyers website. Number 1: It’s got a new look, new content and a new layout. We want to keep…
Long Term Disability Benefits & Claims: Your Roadmap
Our office gets a number of calls every week from people wanting to know if they qualify for Long Term Disability (“LTD”) benefits; how they can make a claim; or just how their LTD policy works. This article in intended to give you a bit of help in better understanding…
Brian Goldfinger Quoted in Law Times about Court penalizing insurer $40K for failure to mediate in car accident case
In the case of Keam v. Caddey, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered that the insurance company pay to the Plaintiff $40,000 in ADDITION to damages for pain and suffering because the insurance company REFUSED to participate in the mediation process before the case went to trial. The Insurance Act…