Category: Personal Injury FAQ’s

Today, more injury lawyers in Orillia are seeing clients who have been injured in an accident caused by a distracted or careless driver. Although operating any handheld device while driving is illegal, it is still one of the main causes of accidents on the road today, not to mention those particularly involving pedestrians and cyclists. We now know that a driver that is on a handheld device is four times as likely to cause an accident due to distraction. Collisions have now doubled since 2000. And in Ontario alone, a person dies at the hands of a distracted driver every 17 hours. (more…)

Have you been injured in an accident but are reluctant to call a Stouffville injury lawyer? We have all heard some of these myths so we are here to dispel some of them. (more…)

Over the past decade, we have become immersed in new technological advancements. From smartphones to self-driving cars and drones, our new reality is very science and technology-centric. In this day of fast-paced changes in our landscape, it has gotten the attention of Barrie injury lawyers. Technology has gotten a rap for the ways that it can distract us and be the cause of problems but we are seeing how technology can be beneficial in the way we proceed with personal injury claims. (more…)

When you have been injured due to another person’s negligence or due to the fault of another, you have the legal right to seek compensation for your injuries via a personal injury claim. That is when the legal advice of a lawyer may be your best recourse. (more…)

A mix of various factors helps to determine the chances that any given case might go to trial. One primary factor relates to the case’s level of complexity. If the person at-fault can be clearly identified the likelihood of a pre-trial settlement increases. If the issue of negligence seems less clear, it becomes harder to achieve a pre-trial settlement. (more…)