As backyard trampolines, inflatable bounce houses, and trampoline parks become more popular than ever before, we need to keep in mind the inherent dangers that these pose. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Pediatric Society, and the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine have all recommended that trampolines not be used. Trampoline parks are neither owned nor staffed by professionals and the instances of injuries have soared in recent years. As North Bay injury lawyers, we see injuries due to trampoline activity on the rise each summer. (more…)

Last year, the American Association for Justice published an article called “Tricks of the Trade; How Insurance Companies Deny, Delay, Confuse and Refuse” that is a scathing review of the tactics that insurance companies will use in order to not pay claims for their insured. (more…)

With summer vacationers and more people on the road, some not knowing the area, we are finding that driver sensitivity is waning. The additional summer traffic and behaviours of drivers who are not familiar with their surroundings can lead to an increase in driver aggression. In fact, our provincial police saw an eighty percent increase in fatalities last summer involving driver aggression and dangerous driving. As Sarnia injury lawyers, we have seen a marked increase in accidents involving aggressive drivers. (more…)

The jury determines the extent to which any acquisition of negligence can be deemed true. The jury wants to see evidence that certain things are true. The jury wants proof that it is more likely than not that each alleged fact has been verified as true. (more…)