Jurisdiction is a term that we hear a lot in personal injury cases, but what does it really mean? Jurisdiction is the power of a Court to hear a case, and/or enforce the law. Jurisdiction also means “the extent of a power to make, or to enforce law, judgment or…
It’s not uncommon for pharmacies and pharmacists to make dispensing errors. Dispensing errors can get people very sick, cause prolonged disabilities, or even cause death. They are to be taken quite seriously. What is a dispensing error? In Ontario, you receive prescription mediation outside of a hospital setting from a…
It’s golf season. People use golf carts on golf courses. People get injured using golf carts. Sounds really weird when you put that in writing, but they’re all true statements! People get injured in very strange, and sometime very serious (often catastrophic) ways in the use or operating of golf…
Your relationship with your personal injury lawyer can be a long one. Some personal injury cases last many years (over 5+)! Do you really want to endure 5+ years with a lawyer who you don’t like? Of course not! That’s why it’s very important to pick the right personal injury…
For those unfamiliar with personal injury law, and more specifically, the law surrounding motor vehicle accidents (car crashes, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian-car accidents, bike-car accidents), the idea of what the law should be and how it works is perceived to be rather straight forward. Car accident. Innocent accident victim not at…
You have been bitten by a dog. The dog bite isn’t a small one. Rather, it’s quite a serious injury which will leave permanent and emotional scaring. Your local Animal Control Unit is investigating the case, and has filed charges against the Dog Owner. But the charges, and the potential…
Sometimes personal injury cases are investigated by the police. Sometimes, criminal, or quasi criminal charges will be laid on the Defendant (the at fault party). What does this mean for your personal injury case, and how will your personal injury case be impacted by these charges and the ensuing police…
On June 22, 1990, the Ontario Government introduced the threshold for general damages in car accident cases. This meant that each injury needed to be deemed as a “serious and permanent impairment” of an important physical or psychological function. If the personal injury did not meet the medico legal threshold…
Law shows on television make the litigation process look so easy! Why can’t my personal injury case work like that? There’s generally a formula for legal dramas on television. That formula has worked for a very long time for shows like Law and Order. Within the first 5-7 minutes (or…
I’m not a big hockey fan. But, I love watching the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I want them to win. But I really don’t care if they lose. I certainly don’t live and die by their wins, or by their losses. While I am somewhat indifferent…