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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…