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…
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Nice write up of Goldfinger Personal Injury Law
Below is a fantastic write up of Goldfinger Injury Lawyers which will be featured in the “Legal Elite” issue of London’s Business Magazine to be released in February 2015. After several years working a reliable factory job, Ken didn’t know where to turn. He was off work with a repetitive…
Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog Christmas Edition: WSIB Benefits vs. Suing the At Fault Party
We often get calls from people who have received, or are in the process of receiving WSIB (Worker’s Compensation) Benefits and now want to sue their employer. Let me preface this Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog by stating that our law firm DOES NOT handle WSIB matters. There are a handful…
Personal Injury Lawyer Rapid Fire Q & A With Brian Goldfinger
Readers of the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog have asked for quick, easy to understand answers to their legal, personal injury related questions. We try to do this every week, but this week, we’re going to do something a bit different. Instead of focusing on one or two topics, or recent…
Why does it take so long for personal injury cases to settle or finish?
When will my case settle? When will I get compensation for my injuries? When will my case close? These are just a few of the most common questions that our lawyers are asked at our firm. They are very good questions to say the least. It’s entirely understandable when an…
New Trends in Car Accident Law (Ontario)
Personal Injury Law and insurance claims handling practices have trends. Just like we see trends for runway fashion, or trends on a celebrity packed red carpet; we see trends for accident law. What’s hip, sexy, or cool for one insurer, or for one judge on a case, will likely apply…
What to do for money after an accident if you’re so injured that you can’t work? (Ontario)
Many of our clients cannot return to work after serious accidents. The form of accident is irrelevant. It doesn’t matter if your accident was caused by bike, car, pedestrian knock down, boat, fall or otherwise. It doesn’t matter if your injury is catastrophic, is a brain injury, spinal cord injury,…
Ontario government to introduce drastic changes to how car insurance claims work yet again and YOU weren’t consulted
Our office’s Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog has been a huge success at educating the general public about how car insurance works, how the Courts work with respect to personal injury claims, and all sort of other helpful information for accident victims, disability claimants and their families. Our law firm prides…
Fines for Distracted Driving Set to Increase to $280: Just a slap on the wrist
Ontario’s Chief Justice, Annemarie Bonkalo recently signed an order approving the fine for distracted driving to increase from $155 to $280 effective March 18, 2014. Want a copy of the Judicial Order? Here you go. Short, sweet and to the point. This fine increase for distracted driving in Ontario has…
Hurt in an accident? Don’t count of getting the treatment you need says Globe & Mail
While Canada was glued to their TVs watching Latvia play their version of a prevent defence in American Football, or an ultra conservative soccer defence, another story creeped up which caught my eye. Today’s front page of the Globe & Mail had a story about Canadian Doctors being urged by…