Most unionized employees have benefits through their employer. Those benefits have been negotiated by their unions as a perk of employment. They help make life inside and outside of the workplace that much better and add a layer of security and value to one’s employment. But if you asked a…
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…
Lots on people who are applying for Long Term Disability insurance benefits; or who are receiving Long Term Disability benefits want to know why their insurance company is asking (or demanding) that you apply for Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits (CPP-D). What does one set of benefits have to do…
A bad police report and a poor police investigation can be very harmful to an injured Plaintiff in personal injury cases. In order for a Plaintiff’s personal injury case to succeed, the Plaintiff must establish that the Defendant was negligent (at fault) for the accident in question. No fault against…
When you’ve been wronged and want to seek justice; you sue. It’s sounds simple and it ought to be. Trouble is, when it comes to accident benefit disputes following a car accident in Ontario, you can’t sue anymore. Your right to sue in Court and have your case heard before…
The Global Pandemic has been hard on people for different reasons. Those reasons may be economic, social, psychological, health related, something else, or a combination of a variety of factors. Whatever the reason might be, the Global Pandemic has impacted all of us in one way, shape or form. The…
Each year our law firm sees a spike in calls immediately after the Canada Day Long Weekend. We expect this long weekend to be no different. The combination of long summer nights, alcohol, drugs and long weekend excitement can lead to some pretty dangerous situations which we should all hope…
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…
One of the most commonly asked questions of me, Brian Goldfinger, is: “Do I have a good case?” It’s generally hard to say whether or not a person has a strong case or not. But there are a few indicators as to the strengths, or weaknesses or one’s case. This…
The past 1.5 years has been difficult for everyone. We have lived through tragedies and war before. But tragedies and war may not impact one’s daily life if they are far removed from the tragedy or war. The thing with a global pandemic is that it touches everyone’s life; whether…