When it comes to litigating Long Term Disability Claims, many disabled claimants don’t know where to start. How do I sue? Who do I sue? Can I sue my own insurer? If I sue, will I get fired? How much can I sue for? Will my case go to trial?…
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Deteriorating Accident Rights in Ontario: Nobody cares until it happens to you or a loved one
Members of Goldfinger Injury Lawyers attended at a legal conference a few weeks ago. It had all sorts of lawyers, spanning a multitude of different practice areas. It was great chatting with different lawyers outside of the realm of personal injury law to hear about their success stories and struggles.…
Toronto gives Uber the Green Light: What you need to know from a personal injury lawyer
Depending on who you ask, Uber is either a fantastic service; or spells the death to hard working taxi drivers. Today, it was announced that the City of Toronto passed legislation which will regulate Uber and other private ride sharing services such that they can operate in the Toronto without…
Ontario Government slashes fees for doctors posing serious concerns to accident victims
Earlier this week, the Kathleen Wynne Ontario Provincial government announced unilateral cuts to all of its fees which it pays to doctors. The cuts around around 2.65% across the board for services. Ontario doctors have been without a proper contract with the Government since March 31, 2014. Contract negotiations have…
Why doesn’t the insurance company believe that I’m injured? (Ontario)
If insurers paid out maximum compensation on each and every claim, there wouldn’t be any need for personal injury lawyers or paralegals who focus on benefit accident claims. Why does an injured accident victim or disability claimant need a lawyer, if the insurer is paying them out the full value…
Suing the wrongdoer in a Civil lawsuit or pursuing a WSIB Claim? What’s best for you (Ontario)
Our law firm does NOT handle any WSIB matters. Imagine that…a personal injury law firm refusing work! But that’s right; our law firm doesn’t touch WSIB work. There are a lot of reasons we don’t practice in this area. Aside from the WSIB being an archaic, overly complicated system; the…
Note Taking and Insurance Claims; they go hand in hand (Ontario)
Intact Insurance has some great television commercials where an terrible accident happens (like a car driving in to a swimming pool); followed by a scene involving an insurance policy holder calling the insurer over the phone. The next scene is that of a well lit and pleasant call centre whereby…
Reviewing the changes (cuts) to Ontario Car Insurance: Pay More Get Less Yet Again
The governing Liberals announced Ontario’s budget on April 23, 2015. Finance Minister Charles Sousa, backed by Premier Kathleen Wynne were in fine form that day. When one thinks of the term “budget“, we would think of all things financial, including taxes, public spending on healthcare, infrastructure, and education. And to…
Injury Law and the Legal Concept of “Causation”: When an accident and an injury aren’t enough
There are three elements to any personal injury case. Element #1: Liability: How did the accident happen and who’s to blame? The concept of liability is straight forward in many cases. A drunk driver runs a stop sign resulting in catastrophic motor vehicle accident. Establishing liability against the drunk driver…
Typical questions you will need to answer in your car accident case (Ontario)
Every injury case is different. That’s because every person is different; every accident is different, every injury is different; and everyone’s pre and POST accident health is different. But, there are many similarities to personal injury cases. For starters, all car accidents will involve some sort of motor vehicle. Liability;…