Category: Personal Injury Lawyer

If you have fallen ill or been injured severely enough to be made incapable of completing major work-related tasks, then you may be in a position in which you require disability coverage in order to financially support yourself. A significant part of Canadians will rely on such benefits at one point or another throughout their life. When it comes to long-term disability benefits, some employees will be able to access them via their employer, while others are required to purchase their coverage themselves. You might want to talk with a lawyer to know more about your custom case for more information. (more…)

The Simplified Procedure serves as an alternate option to the small claims court in some instances. Its purpose is to handle cases which have been estimated to bear value between $25,000 to $100,000 in regard to matters surrounding civil litigation. This estimated value excludes costs and interests. (more…)

A motion is described as a court procedure, or application to the courts by a lawyer to obtain a court order from a judge or court master. A court master is a court official that has been appointed in some civil matters to hear and make a decision regarding a motion and decide who will pay associated motion costs. Court masters can hear a motion in weeks compared to waiting months for a judge to hear a motion. The party referred to as the moving party as they initiated the motion and the responding party is the person or party the motion is directed toward. (more…)

Adults tend to note the development of eye problems. An adult that has been in an accident should have a sense for the sorts of messages sent by such a problem. A child that has been in an accident might not have that same awareness of what to watch for. Hence, the child’s parents must learn how the eye can signal the presence of a concussion. (more…)

The old saying, “You can’t fight City Hall,” does contain a sliver of truth. You can launch a claim against a municipality, but if you drag your feet, you limit your chances for winning any form of compensation. You must adhere to the government-created timeline. (more…)

Anyone that has been involved in a wintertime collision should give serious thought to hiring a lawyer. Lawyers have been trained to deal with the complicating factors that work to determine who should be held liable for such an accident. (more…)

If you have ever been in a position which required you to file a personal injury claim in order to receive fair compensation for an injury sustained as the result of somebody else’s negligence, you will have likely heard of the term “intentional tort”. (more…)

No matter the size of a school, the entire staff will always have a tough time keeping track of all children at all times. While parents rightfully entrust the safety of their children with the school’s staff, accidents are still bound to happen time and again. In the aftermath of this, medical attention will be needed and the recovery process will begin. However, when it comes to more serious injuries, parents will oftentimes start to think about which legal action they can take, and who to take it against. (more…)

Seven years ago, changes to the insurance laws were implemented which went overlooked by up to a fourth of motorists across the province. These changes reduced the general benefits for all drivers, while leaving them the option to make additional purchases for extra coverage if they so wished to do. However, due to the lack of awareness raised around these matters, only about seven percent of motorists actually opted for purchasing extended liability insurance, and a meager six percent chose to invest in additional medical coverage. (more…)

Some people love to supervise and to give orders. However, the job of offering supervision entails more than telling others what to do. It also demands the willingness to listen. Supervisors that fail to listen invite the chance that their irresponsible actions could cause them to be charged with negligent supervision. (more…)