Category: Motor vehicle accidents

If you’ve been involved in a car accident of any kind and you want to decide whether to sue the driver who has been at fault is definitely a challenging decision. The truth is that the litigation process is tedious and oftentimes, contentious and long. The right, however, to sue is limited in Ontario and the provisions for this are contained within the Insurance Act. The same requires for the injured party to have suffered a permanent as well as a serious impairment on a very important mental, psychological or physical function. With this in mind, this is pretty much the threshold which is considered by the majority of lawyers who act for the plaintiffs and for the insurers. (more…)

When it comes to driving, there are quite a few things that you’d have to be on the look for. You should be particularly attentive and careful and you should make sure that you are 100% focused on the road conditions. As unfortunate as it may sound, the shortest moment of lack of attention can quickly cause an accident which could leave you impaired for a lifetime. (more…)

When it comes to it, Canadians are injured in a range of different activities every single day. Driving, walking to work, cycling, walking your dog – all of these mundane endeavors could actually result in life-changing and altering issues which could easily make a huge difference. Additionally, you might catch the flu and walk to the hospital for a regular check in where the doctor might fail to handle it properly and this could turn out to be something a lot more challenging and serious. (more…)

Now, if your kid has been involved in an incident of any kind, including medical mishap, sports injury or a failure to receive the necessary treatment and even a car accident and he suffers serious injuries as a result, the parents have the right to consider whether or not there has been negligence involved. (more…)

Car accidents can happen for a variety of different reasons. The most common one of them, unfortunately, lies within the negligence of the driver. This is something that you need to account for. Of course, that’s far from being the only reason for accidents of the kind. Poor conditions of the roads are also a common case and they need to be taken into consideration. If you’ve been involved in a car accident because of this, you need to find the one who’s responsible and claim your damages. (more…)