What’s an Examination for Discovery? This is an opportunity for the lawyer for the insurance company to ask you all sorts of questions, while under oath, about your accident case. It’s called an Examination for Discovery because the purpose of the exercise is to “discover” more about you, your injuries,…
Yesterday, there was just a terrible crash between a double decker OC Transpo Bus and a Via Rail Train at Fallowfield Station in Ottawa, ON. Dozens were injured. 6 were left dead. The majority of the injured were on the bus. But the psychological impact will likely be felt by…
I had tell 3 different people today that our law firm couldn’t help them. I hate telling people that we can’t help, but it happens sometimes. The reason we couldn’t help was the same in each case. Every single caller; all from different parts of Ontario, had been involved in…
You slip and fall. Better yet, another person hits you really hard and you sustain some serious injuries. You retain a lawyer. You sue. You go to Court. You win a Court..Hooray! The judge awards you $150,000 for a combination of your pain and suffering, loss of income, and future…
And now a letter from the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog Newsbag. It’s from James in London, Ontario. James asks: “Hey Goldfinger. Love the Blog. Long time reader, first time inquirer. I gotta know your take on the Zimmerman case. Not guilty? Also, do you think the Toronto Blue Jays are…
We had a few inquiries this week from concered parents who have their kids in daycare. The parents were concerned after a toddler unexpectedly died at an unlicensed daycare in the City of Vaughan, just north of Toronto. If you haven’t read about the story, here’s a great article from…
This weekend I watched the re-airing of a CTV W5 special on police officers in major Canadian cities such as Toronto, London and Peterborough supposedly having quotas to hand out traffic tickets. No chief of police admitted that their force had quotas for their officers to hand out tickets. But,…
I want my Court date NOW. I want to my trial NOW. I want my case settled NOW. I want justice NOW. But I don’t want to pay a dime to my lawyer. Or, I’ve paid my lawyer lots of money, but I haven’t seen my case progress whatsoever and…
I came across an interesting set of articles in today’s National Post and Globe & Mail. In Toronto’s Parkdale Community, City Council is proposing a cap on the amount of bars and restaurants in the area. Local residents are complaining of the noise, the late night crowds which the bars…
Want to know what an accident benefit adjuster’s gotta do to properly handle your case car accident case? Check out the below Arbitration Appeal review of Delegate Lawrence Blackman of the Financial Services Commission on Ontario in Christopher Hoang v. The Personal Insurance Company of Canada. Facts: The Insured, Christropher…