It has been snowy. It has been slushy. It has been drizzly. It has been icy. It has been icky. It has been yucky. It has been dreary. It has been mucky. How else would you describe slip and fall season? Few people in Ontario describe the weather in January…
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Tips on Being a Personal Injury Client
A lot of people talk about what it’s like to be a personal injury lawyer, and how the courts work for hearing personal injury cases. But few explore what it’s like to be a client in a personal injury case; and what to expect, and how to best go through…
A Personal Injury Lawyer’s Hopes for the Toronto Raptors in the New Year
We are soon turning the page on 2023, and heading into 2024. Not very often does the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog depart from it’s core topics focused on Personal Injury Law in the Province of Ontario. But, when we do, we like to discuss the our beloved Toronto Raptors basketball…
Happy Holiday Tips from Goldfinger Injury Lawyers
Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, you have to love this time of year. Holiday meals, celebrations, gifts and good vibes galore. That’s what the holidays are about. A bit tone deaf given the political climate? Sure. But the focus of the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog isn’t politics. Let’s keep…
Qualifying for Long Term Disability vs. Qualifying for Canada Pension Plan Disability
Long Term Disability Law can be rather complicated. It’s complicated because Long Term Disability is based in contract, and every contract is different. For many people, understanding the words and concepts contained in these long term disability contracts is hard to grasp, and confusing. I can’t say that I blame…
Long Term Disability Cases in Ontario: The Math Matters!
Long Term Disability cases are unique in the world of personal injury law. For starters, they are contract cases (the policy of insurance). Every other case in the world of personal injury law is built on tort law. A dog bite, a slip and fall, a car accident case, an…
Do I have to produce a lot records in my personal injury case?
Records are the building materials to any personal injury case. Lucky for you, it’s not your responsibility to gather all of those records. Your personal injury lawyer will get all, or the vast majority of those records own your behalf. A witness can say one thing at discovery, or up…
Crisis In the Courts! How Backlogs Are Harming Personal Injury Cases
I am a subscriber to a national newspaper. We get the print edition of the newspaper to our personal injury law firm. You read that right. We still get a print edition of the newspaper in the digital age. Our subscription comes with access to the online newspaper, so that…
Adverse Cost Insurance for Personal Injury Cases in Ontario
Over the past decade, personal injury lawyers have seen an explosion of a new insurance product offered to their law firms and to their personal injury clients. It’s called Adverse Cost Insurance or After-The Event Insurance. How does it work and what does it do? Adverse Cost Insurance or After-The…
Can I sue people for being annoying or disagreeing with me?
The title to this Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog post may strike you as a bit odd; but it’s one of the top questions I’ve been receiving since the horrific terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023. What makes Canada a great country is that we have all sorts of freedoms. But,…