Slip and falls can happen anywhere, at anytime. Unlike a car accident case, the police don’t come to the scene of a slip and fall to record what happened; or to ticket the at fault party. That’s very important because in a car accident case, the information regarding liability (the…
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Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog Post #490: Subjective Opinion vs. Objective Evidence in Personal Injury Claims
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. These opinions differ from person to person….and that’s ok. Opinions can be based on a lot of different things: fact, belief, values, upbringing, history, education, training, experience, a gut feeling; or based on absolutely nothing at all! You don’t need evidence to craft…
Mental Health, COVID-19 and Long Term Disability Claims
2020 has been a really difficult year for so many people across all walks of life; for so many different reasons. Where does the hell storm of 2020 start for you? Here are a few line items in no particular order just to put 2020 in perspective: Wildfires blaze out…
Buying Insurance over the Phone? Read this important case
More and more; people are purchasing insurance or renewing their insurance policies over the phone. This can relate to car insurance, mortgage insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance, health/medical insurance. It doesn’t matter what type of insurance it is; the reality is that we are placing more emphasis…
Civil Jury Duty in Toronto during COVID? Yikes!
You know what people hate? Jury duty. Civic duty? Yes. Sense of national pride and feeling like you’re contributing to society? Sure. But there are likely 1001 things you’d rather be doing other than sitting on a jury. Particularly for a personal injury case. As stated previously in the Toronto…
My COVID-19 Test Centre Experience
Hey Ontario Government. Want to open up again for business? Want to be a Government that’s “For the People“? Heed these words of first hand experience from one of your COVID-19 Testing Centres and learn. For starters: I’m a personal injury lawyer. I’m lucky to have my own practice; call…
Getting your Long Term Disability Benefits Reinstated: Getting back on Claim!
Long Term Disability benefits flow for many disabled claimants with no issue. The insurer may from time to time request a report from a family doctor, questionnaire, or request updated clinical notes and records. The insurer may also request that the claimant see their own “doctor” or “specialist” in order…
E-Discovery & VideoConferencing for Personal Injury Cases: Because it’s 2020!
“In my view, the simplest answer to this issue is, “It’s 2020”. We no longer record evidence using quill and ink. In fact, we apparently do not even teach children to use cursive writing in all schools anymore. We now have the technological ability to communicate remotely effectively. Using it…
How Plaintiffs in Long Term Disability Cases Get Paid Out
Many of our Long Term Disability clients want to know how long term disability cases settle. By this question, what they are really asking is how do they as the client, get paid. Is it a lump sum payment? Is it a monthly benefit that the client will receive for…
Overdose and Pharmacy Negligence Cases
Our personal injury lawyers have seen in increased volume of overdose and pharmacy negligence cases over the past year. Why is that? Perhaps more of the population is dependent on pharmaceutical medication? With that increased volume of customers for pharmacists; there is a greater chance for human error when dispensing…