It’s amazing that no matter how many times we write about it; speak about it; or broadcast our thoughts on radio, podcast, newspaper or television; that so few people know what to do after a car accident in Ontario. This is very important, because there are tight time lines which…
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Long Term Disability Claims
Let me tell you a story. It’s about an insurance company which deals with long term disability policies. The size of the insurance company is irrelevant for this story, because most insurers are very similar in their approach. But in fairness, they are not all the same. The insurance company…
Observations from a personal injury lawyer during COVID-19
As a personal injury lawyer, I don’t profess to be a medical expert. I certainly don’t have all of the answers to your medical questions, tech questions or political questions. As a personal injury lawyer, I like to stay in my lane of personal injury law and insurance related questions.…
OCF-1
The OCF-1 Application for Accident Benefits is the first, and arguably, the most important form for starting any accident benefit claim following a car accident. If you don’t know what accident benefits are; you can learn all about them on the Goldfinger Injury Lawyers Website, or the Toronto Injury Lawyers…
Dog Bites
Goldfinger Injury Lawyers is an Ontario personal injury law firm with a track record of success getting people compensation from damages sustained as a result of dog bites. Dog bite claims can be tricky, particularly when it comes to finding insurance to compensate the accident victim. A few tips which…
Vicarious Liability and Sexual Assault Claims
The first rule in personal injury law is to make sure that you sue a Defendant with deep pockets. That means the Plaintiff and his/her personal injury lawyer need to be satisfied that the Defendant has the ability to pay out on a potential settlement or judgment. If the Defendant…
Motorcycle Accidents
Being involved in a motorcycle accident is very serious. No bumpers. No airbags. No re-inforced steel or plastic to absorb the impact of a serious collision. Add to that the proximity to the hard road and the impact falling off the bike can have. A thousand and one other bad…
Canada Day & Personal Injury Claims
Wednesday July 1st is Canada Day. Can you believe it? Because of COVID, most people are uncertain what day of the week it is. Let alone month or date. When it comes to stat holidays? Forget about it! Every day feels like a Tuesday on repeat like some cruel real…
Accident Benefit Claims
Continuing with our COVID theme of straight facts and no filler or wonky political spin, for this week’s edition of the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog, we will be focusing on Accident Benefit Claims in Ontario. Why are we doing this? Because we are finding so much misinformation going around right…
Bike Accidents
Bike Accidents The Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog is going away from catchy titles and trying something new. Our headlines will go straight to the point. The goal of this is not to confuse our readership with fake news or click bait headlines designed to confuse with misinformation. We feel this…