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…
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…
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…
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 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…
OCF Claim forms can be a big headache. Car accidents litigation should be simple to understand. But in Ontario, it’s far from simple. The forms are intimidating, long, and hard to understand. It’s scary; especially after you’ve been left seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident when you’re at your…
12 weeks or so and counting of “lockdown” or “kinda quarantine” depending on who you ask. It’s been difficult for everyone. From doctors, to dentists, to lawyers, to tennis pros, teachers, PSWs, general labourers, hospitality staff; you name it. The only people I know who are succeeding, if you can…
There are few moments in life where a person receives a million dollar lump sum of money. Here are but a few which come to mind. A good investment. Winning the lottery. A very wealthy family member who left you a sizable inheritance. Cashing in stock options which have appreciated…
Toronto’s new initiative to provide safer streets for cycling and walking is a step in the right direction but will require a cooperative effort from drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Brian Goldfinger. As part of its ActiveTO program, the city is transforming some major roads into…
Living through COVID sucks. Living through COVID in pain from a serious car accident sucks even more. How are you going to see your doctors? How are you going to get your medication? How are you going to get to your physiotherapy appointment? How are you going to communicate with…