Laws & Penalties

What Happens to A Personal Injury Claim When a Child is Involved

  Nothing in life is as precious as a child. We do the best we can to protect them, but no matter how hard we try, accidents and injuries can occur. Whether it’s a faulty toy, product, equipment or negligence from a person or organization, a personal injury claim can be made on the child’s behalf. What […]

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Car Accidents and How They Can Affect Your Auto Insurance

  Accidents on the road are moments drivers never want to experience, but unfortunately, even the best drivers can find themselves in an accident. Maybe you had a slight fender bender. Or perhaps you accidentally stopped too late and rear-ended another driver. It can happen, and when it does, it can affect your auto insurance rates. Let’s

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Everything You Need to Know About Long-Term Disability

  Suffering from a debilitating disability after an accident or illness can put a financial strain on you and your loved ones, especially if it impacts your ability to earn a living. A long-term disability plan helps protect the financial well-being of families after the insured person makes a claim. But how does this insurance coverage work?

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Slip and Fall Accidents: The Dangers of Ice

  As the colder season brings snow, ice, and frost across Ontario, the risk of injuries also increases, even in typically safe and low-risk places, like walkways. One of the most common wintertime hazards is slip and fall accidents. Despite an abundance of warnings to exercise caution while walking, slip-and-falls have become an everyday occurrence.

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What to Do if Your Car Accident Claim is Denied

  A car accident is every driver’s worst nightmare every time they get on the road. But unfortunately, even with stringent traffic regulations and good driving behaviours, accidents can still occur. And while some are minor, severe crashes can have devastating effects—on you, the other parties involved, your loved ones, and your productivity and ability

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Permanent Serious Impairment and The Threshold Test in Personal Injury Cases

    You have been injured in a motor vehicle accident as a result of another party’s negligence and your life has been flipped upside down. How do you get the compensation you deserve for the physical, emotional, mental and financial damages inflicted by the at-fault party? In Ontario, as a personal injury victim, you may be entitled

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ADJUDICATIONS: A SIMPLIFIED PRIMER ON THE NEW CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES RESOLUTION PROCESS IN ONTARIO

  Introduction Ontario amended the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30 (“Construction Act”) to promote adjudications as a new way to resolve construction related “interim” disputes. Adjudications under the amended regime are administered by Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (“ODACC”) and conducted by adjudicators with significant construction industry experience. The legislative idea behind the amendments is

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7 Things to do After a Car Accident in Ontario

  A car accident—the potential of suffering serious injuries and life-altering consequences—is every driver’s worst nightmare every time they get on the road. It’s why our society puts a premium on road safety. Unfortunately, car accidents can occur with extreme weather and road conditions in Burlington, Etobicoke, and across the GTA, and other drivers’ poor driving habits.

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7 Common Motorcycle Accidents and Who’s At Fault

  Motorcycle accidents are far less frequent than car accidents, but when motorcycle accidents do happen, the consequences are far more serious. Motorcycles account for roughly 2% of vehicles on the road, so you’d expect a much smaller number of accidents, but this doesn’t tell the whole story.  According to a report from the CMAJ, motorcyclists are 3 times

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