The majority of my clients are first time litigants: It’s their first time retaining a personal injury lawyer; or retaining a lawyer at all It’s their first time suing It’s their first experience with the legal system It’s their first time getting really hurt and needing to do something about…
There are serious misconceptions of how people get paid, or receive benefits after they’ve been seriously hurt or injured in an accident. You’ve likely heard stories of insurance companies paying for an accident victim’s lost wages, treatment costs or even getting them a modified vehicle or modified home before their…
I was talking to my father about the Ottawa Freedom Convoy Protests and what to do about them. This was before PM Trudeau announced the that his government would be implementing the *Emergencies Act and before the police finally did some real police work and cleared out most of the…
Cases are built upon evidence. Lawyers will try to highlight certain pieces of evidence in order to better suit, or to create a narrative which suits their client’s best interests. It’s up to a Judge or a Jury to sift through the evidence in order to determine where the truth.…
Today is Election Day in Canada. We elect a new, or a returning Prime Minister. This is exciting. Will there be a majority government, or will we see another minority government? These are important questions! Some political basics: A majority government can do whatever they like; whenever they like! There’s…
Our law firm receives a lot of calls from people who have been denied Life Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Mortgage Insurance and Critical Illness claims. Some of these policies are group policies which are offered through an employer. Sometimes these are private policies which are purchased from an insurance…
Car accident law shouldn’t be confusing. But it is! Workplace injury law shouldn’t be confusing either. But it is! Part of the reason that both car accident law and workplace injury law are both so confusing is because there are man made laws behind both; which usurp natural law. For…
The Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) provides no fault insurance coverage for injured workers in workplace accidents. When workers have been injured in the course of their employment; often they look to our law firm to sue their employer. But here’s the catch. And oh boy; is it ever a…
The cost of Physiotherapy is NOT covered by OHIP. That means that if you need physiotherapy, someone needs to pay for it. The cost of chiropractic treatment is NOT covered by OHIP. That means that if you need chiropractic treatment, someone needs to pay for it. The cost of out of…
Let me tell you a story. It’s about an insurance company which deals with long term disability policies. The size of the insurance company is irrelevant for this story, because most insurers are very similar in their approach. But in fairness, they are not all the same. The insurance company…