Category: MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

The losses for which a plaintiff might be compensated are the damages. Sometimes they are referred to as the compensable losses. The total value for all the damages suggests the amount that should be awarded to the injured party. (more…)

Before the date of a trial, the plaintiff must appear at a deposition. During that deposition, the attorney for the defendant can ask the defendant any question that might shed light on the degree to which the plaintiff’s injury has affected his or her earning power and lifestyle. The lawyer for the plaintiff can guess at many of those same questions, and can prepare his or her client for the coming deposition. (more…)

There is a problem with too many drivers driving distracted in Canada. The Canadian Auto Association (CAA) says that’s more than 60 percent of almost crashes are caused by some form of driver inattention. Distracted driving is responsible for 80 percent of collisions, according to CAA. (more…)

A common question put forward to personal injury lawyers in Ontario is: Who is responsible for the costs of treatment after a car accident injury in the province? People want to know if their expenses will be covered and if they need to worry about the costs associated with getting better. Individuals are interested in knowing how the priority payments work for these treatment costs in relation to an injury connected with a vehicle accident. (more…)

Truck accidents are definitely rather devastating. Obviously, the reasons for this hide behind the magnitude of accident and the consequences that usually follow. This is why we are going to review the most common causes of truck accidents. (more…)

Not every accident will leave their victims with permanent catastrophic injuries. Some injuries can get better sooner than others and the more serious injuries could take years. While you are recovering from your injuries, it’s not uncommon to see and feel improvement as well as regression. Continuing to follow doctor’s orders will help you stay in improvement mode. Improvements can be seen and felt as you go through rehabilitation. Regression is possible when injuries are not what they are being treated as due to partial diagnosis or the injury still needs more time. (more…)

You were just involved in a motor vehicle accident and the one that hit you did not have any insurance coverage. What do you? What will happen now? Will you get any medical care assistance? What about the income you will lose because you can’t work? Do you qualify for any benefits to help out? (more…)

When you are involved in a car accident, there is a myriad of considerations which would be accounted for throughout the entire process. This is definitely something that you need to take into serious account. The truth is that handling the insurance claims afterwards or going for a potential court claim is a challenging undertaking and you’d have to be aware of a range of different things. For instance, fault is going to be allocated towards each of the parties involved in the accident and this alone is going to have a very serious effect on the outcome. (more…)

There are quite a lot of things that you might want to consider, if you’ve been involved in a car accident. As a matter of fact, there are a few critical steps that would guarantee you get the remedies that you deserve, without any issues or at least, without the excessive hurdles which are usually accompanying such situations. (more…)

You’ve undoubtedly heard this term before when an insurance adjuster mentioned that the car is totaled. Being involved in a car accident is something which is going to cause quite a lot of different damages, some of which are caused to you while others – to your car and the cars of everyone who was involved. (more…)