99% of all car accident and injury cases settle out of Court. 1% (or less) of car accident and injury cases do in fact go to trial. Civil Trials happen in 2 ways in Ontario. They’re either Judge alone; or, they’re Judge and Jury trials. I just read a very…
A recent CBC News story cited that chronic pain impacts one in five Canadians. That’s a helluva a lot of Canadians who have to deal with chronic pain. In case you’re wondering, “helluva” is NOT a legal term. Are you suffering from chronic pain? Do you know what it’s like…
When a police officer asks us a question, we’re taught to do our very best to co-operate. Why wouldn’t we want to co-operate with the authorities and help them do their jobs. When I was young, we were taught in school to answer questions as best as we can. We…
Recently, police forces from across Ontario began a 6 week distracted driving blitz. They’ve been handing out tickets left right and centre to crack down on offences like texting while driving, operating a cell phone while driving etc. With the increase popularity and availability of smart phones, distracted driving has…
Received a few calls wanting commentary on the recent fatal accident involving a 7 year old. The accident took place at intersection of Millwood Road and McRae Drive, south of Eglinton Avenue in Toronto in an affluent area of the City known as Leaside. The intersection has a baseball diamond…
If you’ve consulted with a personal injury lawyer, then you’ve likely heard, or found out that 99% of these sort of claims settle BEFORE trial. One of the tools which lawyers use to foster settlement is called mediation. Mediation is an important step in any legal case. In fact, mediation…
Today I purchased a new car seat for my young one. The amount of safety technology they put in to car seats for little ones is astonishing. I think that an army of engineers and crash collision experts spent years developing the safety technology in the car seat. The safety…
The idea behind Critical Illness Insurance sounds great. If you suffer from a particular critical illness, then the insurance company will pay you a lump sum. What sort of critical illnesses are covered are defined by the policy. It all sounds great, and sounds like a very lucrative proposition. For…
Yesterday, there was a fatal crash on Highway 401 just outside of Whitby. The accident involved 4 vehicles (a Toyota Corolla, a transport truck, a tour bus, and a Pontiac motor vehicle). The transport truck hit the Corolla at around 10:30AM, so visibility was likely not an issue around that…
You know what’s fun? Posting status updates on Facebook. Posting pictures on Instagram. Posting videos on Vine. Posting your day to day thoughts on Twitter. Posting your new job on LinkedIn. Social media is FUN. But just because something is fun or popular, doesn’t mean that it’s right for you,…