I’m often asked: Hey Brian Goldfinger Personal Injury Lawyer: How do your fees work in a car accident case? Good question. For starters, we take on about 99% of our cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that you don’t have to pay for your car accident or brain…
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Skateboarder killed in Toronto car accident
Toronto taxi cab driver Adib Ibrahim has been charged with second degree murder arising from a car accident which took place on May 14, 2012 at King and Jarvis in Toronto. That day, Ralph Bissonnette, age 28, was riding his long board skate board alongside the cab. Witnesses say that…
Brian Goldfinger take Lawyer’s Take on Rafferty Trial
It seems as if every criminal lawyer across the City of Toronto has been interviewed about the murder trial of Michael Rafferty. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, Michael Rafferty was recently found guilty of 1st degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault on…
Summertime sees an increase in bicycle accidents leading to brain injury
The snow has melted. The sun is out. The weather is heating up. People sick and tired of bad winter weather want to get outside and be active. And they do. And one of the big changes we see in commuting patterns is that in the warmer weather, more and…
Traumatic Brain Injury and the Discovery Process in Toronto Courts
Brain Injury Claims are the most serious type of personal injury claim. Brain Injury can render a car accident victim with impaired memory, concentration, ability to process information, dizziness, fatigue, speech impairments, blurred vision, depression, ringing in the ears, moodiness, sleep problems, taste problems, anxiety and other cognitive injuries which…
The keys to making a successful Critical Illness Insurance Claim
The hottest insurance product on the market over the past 5 years has been critical illness insurance or “CI”. What is critical illness insurance? Basically, it’s a policy of insurance which gives you a lump sum payment in the event you sustain a critical illness such as a heart attack,…
Personal Injury Mediation: Is there a method to the madness?
99% of personal injury cases in Toronto settle outside of the Courtroom. That means that of all of the personal injury actions started in Toronto, only 1% of them ever go to trial. So, how do the other 99% of personal injury cases in Toronto get resolved? Some settle at…
When’s the best time to sue in your car accident case?
I’m constantly asked time and time again when the best time is to sue in their personal injury, car accident or brain injury case. The only right answer to any of these questions is to sue in your case before your limitation period expires. That’s legal advice you can bet…
Brain Injury in a car vs. Brain Injury in a game of hockey: What’s the difference?
An article recently caught my eye in the Globe and Mail. It told the story of an Ottawa Pee Wee AA hockey team. 8 of the 17 players on the hockey team were forced to miss games on account of concussion. That sounds bad; doesn’t it? That sounds completely insane!…
Catastrophic Personal Injury in a car accident case
Ontario Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan and Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty have released the Ontario provincial budget. Ever read a provincial budget? Well, here’s the Ontario 2012 version in all its glory. Long read. Hard to understand. Hard to find what it is you want. LIkely all on purpose so…