When will my case settle? When will I get compensation for my injuries? When will my case close? These are just a few of the most common questions that our lawyers are asked at our firm. They are very good questions to say the least. It’s entirely understandable when an…
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Medical Treatment after a Car Accident (Ontario)
So; you’ve been involved in a serious car accident. You were taken by ambulance to hosptial. They did a few x-rays, scans, gave you some pills, and told you to follow up with your family doctor. Or, the injuries were more serious, and you were an in-patient at the hospital…
How to place a dollar figure on your Long Term Disability Claim: The Mediation Process Explained
Our law firm sees some very seriously injured accident victims and disability claimants. Many of our long term disability clients who have cases against large multi national insurers such as Manulife, SunLife, Great West Life, Standard Life, Desjardins, Industrial Alliance, SSQ, Equitable Life etc; want to know how an insurer…
Chronic Pain: Subjective vs. Objective Disability (Long Term Disability Claims)
How does an insurer, judge or jury assess one’s pain level? If their pain is not showing up on any x-ray, scan, or test result, then how does a Court truly know that the claimant is in pain; and in fact telling the truth? What’s stopping somebody from simply making…
The most commonly asked questions of a personal injury lawyer
Hey Brian! As a lawyer, you must hear some crazy stories. (TRUE). You probably have lots of strangers calling you every day, wanting to discuss their legal problems (TRUE). What are some of the most commonly asked questions of you (GOOD QUESTION). As an injury lawyer, we hear of, and…
What does Incurred Expense for claiming Attendant Care Benefits mean?
The laws continue to get tougher and tougher on accident victims in Ontario for no apparent reason. Why? It’s not like the victim of a drunk driving accident did anything wrong. So why is it then that innocent accident victims are being treated like criminals at every turn when dealing…
Assessing Damages in Catastrophic Injury Claims (Ontario)
Catastrophic Injury claims, by their very nature, are the most serious car accident claims which a personal injury lawyer will face during their legal career. The term “catastrophic” has a special meaning at law for car accident claims in Ontario. At law, we were refer to “castastrophic” as a term…
Bike Safety & Injury a “hot button” issue when the weather heats up
Bike safety is becoming a “sexy” and “on trend” topic for municipal and provincial politicians for a variety of reasons. Governments can’t afford to ignore cyclists. They can’t afford to ignore motorists either. Ontario has pledged $25 million dollars for bike infrastructure over the next 3 years. Where’s that money…
New Trends in Car Accident Law (Ontario)
Personal Injury Law and insurance claims handling practices have trends. Just like we see trends for runway fashion, or trends on a celebrity packed red carpet; we see trends for accident law. What’s hip, sexy, or cool for one insurer, or for one judge on a case, will likely apply…
Top Questions for Critical Illness, Life, and Disability Insurance Policies We See at our Law Firm
This week’s entry comes straight from the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog reader mailbag. Question: Goldfinger: Love the Blog. Hate the new head shots. But seriously, my wife and I are looking at getting insurance. You know. We were curious about life, disability, critical illness etc. You see it all. What…