I am a subscriber to a national newspaper. We get the print edition of the newspaper to our personal injury law firm. You read that right. We still get a print edition of the newspaper in the digital age. Our subscription comes with access to the online newspaper, so that…
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Things Personal Injury Lawyers Can’t Tell a Jury at Trial
Personal Injury Law in Ontario does not make sense. It’s overly complicated, and intentionally hides things from Jurors. It would make sense to present a Juror (who likely has no prior experience being a Juror) with all of the facts so that they can make a just decision. Yet, in…
Personal Responsibility in a Personal Injury Case
Finding a personal injury lawyer who is knowledgeable, kind, sympathetic, and who will fight hard for you is important. A good personal injury lawyer will listen, and give you advice to hopefully put you in a better position to move forward. But, a personal injury lawyer doesn’t live with you.…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and finding the “Truth” in a personal injury case
September 30, 2021 marks Canada’s first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.…
A lesson in suppressing the Will of the Jury & leaving them in the dark for car accident cases
Car accident insurers love jury trials. How do I know this? Because in 99% of the car accident cases I have seen, Jury Notices are filed by the Defendant Insurer. If car insurers didn’t LOVE juries, they wouldn’t file jury notices so often. What explains the car insurance industry’s affection…
Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia and Jury Cases in Ontario
For the 1% of personal injury cases which go to trial, the majority of those cases are tried by a Judge with a Jury. Insurance companies automatically file Jury Notices to accompany their Statements of Defence because they know that jurors don’t like sitting through long personal injury cases. A…