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…
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Accident Benefit Disputes in Ontario and Life at the LAT
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…
Personal Injury Pandemic Trends and Predictions for 2022
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…
Canada Day Long Weekend Safety Tips
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 Claim or WSIB Claim? Which route do I choose?
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…
What makes for a good Long Term Disability Case?
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…
Personal Injury Law Predictions for 2021
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…
Why WSIB claims and personal injury claims don’t mix
The Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) provides no fault insurance coverage for injured workers in workplace accidents. When workers have been injured in the course of their employment; often they look to our law firm to sue their employer. But here’s the catch. And oh boy; is it ever a…
Your personal injury lawyer should believe in you!
You have to believe in your own case. If you don’t believe in it, then who will? If you don’t care, then who will? If you don’t try to help yourself, then who will. While this may sound like self respect or motivational mumbo jumbo; it’s true! A good personal…
What long term disability insurers count on in defending LTD claims
Twitter has it that close to 4,000+/- Ontario lawyers tuned in to an on line professional development program called the Mental Health for Legal Professionals Summit That’s a lot of lawyers for one on-line conference; and there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, there are a lot of positives to…