The unfortunate realities of Long Term Disability Claims is that in order to be on claim, you can’t be working. If you’re not working, that means that you’re not earning an income. Whether you live in a big city like Toronto, a medium city like London, or on the outskirts…
An Ontario MPP’s private member’s bill proposed that pedestrians not paying attention to where or how they are walking, could be fined up to $50 for distracted walking. It’s called the “Phones Down, Heads Up Act” and was tabled by Toronto MPP Yves Baker of Etobicoke Centre. Baker’s bill would…
Your personal injury lawyer may have shared the term “Examination for Discovery” with you when describing the next step in your case. This may be the first time you’ve heard this legal term. Understanding what it means to participate in an Examination for Discovery, and why a discovery is important…
To structure, or not to structure? That is the question for the purpose of this entry in the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog. Sometimes, whether to enter in to a structured settlement is not an option; rather a requirement. Other time, you may have a decision to structure or not. WHAT…
Attendant care benefits. What are they? How do they work? How do I get compensated? For how much and for how long? These are all important and common questions after a serious car accident in Ontario. The law surrounding attendant care benefits has changed significantly since they were conceived under…
Car accident cases in Ontario should be simple. The premise of one car, hitting another car by mistake or negligence; and thereby causing damages/injuries to another party ought to be basic tort law. Unfortunately in Ontario, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The Ontario Government, at the behest of…
If you are hearing a roar of applause, and perhaps laughter in delight, it’s coming from high atop the corporate head quarters and legal offices of auto insurers across Ontario. Insurers won large in two recent Court of Appeal decisions which were released earlier this month: El-Khodr v. Lackie, 2017…
The Liberal Government of Ontario plans to introduce new tougher penalties to crack down on careless and distracted driving, this fall. The Honourable Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca, along with some other MPPs, announced the new measures today in Toronto. The legislation, if passed, is supposed to protect pedestrians…
One of the most common questions which personal injury lawyers must answers is “how much is my case really worth“? This question is never easy to answer. These questions are largely fact specific. Even the most serious analysis of the facts and evidence cannot predict the answer with pin point…
Our personal injury lawyers constantly field questions from prospective clients regarding the basic steps of what to do after they’ve been involved in a car accident in Ontario. We must admit, the laws surrounding car accidents in Ontario are confusing. They certainly aren’t straight forward by any means. It comes…