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Choosing the right law firm: Q&A with Toronto’s top lawyers
Why do you choose to practice in personal injury law? When I graduated from Queen’s Law, I knew I wanted to be a civil litigator advocating for clients in the...
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Case Commentary – Non-Earner Benefits Are Payable Despite Return to Work
9/03/18The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) ruled that a claimant could still receive non-earner benefits after a motor vehicle accident, despite having returned to his pre-accident employment. Claiming non-earner benefits after a car accident Anyone that is injured in...
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Case Commentary – Where the Statutory Threshold is Not Met
16/02/18In a recent case arising from a motor vehicle accident, the court found that the plaintiff failed to meet the statutory threshold required for an award of general damages. The statutory threshold for motor vehicle accident claims As we have...
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Claiming Non-Earner Benefits After a Car Accident
9/02/18Last month, we covered two types of weekly benefits available through the statutory accident benefits regime: income replacement and caregiver benefits. A third, non-earner benefit may be available to anyone that is severely injured in a car accident, but does...
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Claiming Caregiver Benefits After a Car Accident
12/01/18In recent posts, we reviewed Ontario's no-fault accident benefits insurance for automobile accidents, and the availability of income replacement benefits to accident victims. If you were providing care to a child, or dependent adult, at the time that you were...
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Case Commentary – How Self-Employment Impacts Income Replacement Benefits
5/01/18If you are seriously injured in a car accident, you may be unable to work, and eligible to claim income replacement benefits as part of your accident benefits coverage. These benefits are intended to provide some compensation for lost wages...
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Claiming Income Replacement Benefits (IRB) After a Car Accident
29/12/17After a car accident, injured victims have access to statutory accident benefits through their own vehicle's insurance provider, or the insurer of the vehicle that hit them. If you are seriously hurt after an accident and are unable to return...
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How Accident Benefits Coverage Works in Ontario
22/12/17Every automobile insurance policy in Ontario includes accident benefits coverage. This provides compensation for injuries suffered by drivers, passengers and other road users in an automobile accident, regardless of who is responsible or "at fault." This post will provide an overview...
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Motorcycles Cause of 10% of Vehicle Accident Deaths
15/12/17A recent study from Sunnybrook hospital has concluded that one in ten vehicle accident deaths in Ontario are caused by motorcycles, despite them making up only 2% of vehicles on the road. Motorcycles cause a disproportionate number of vehicle accident...
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Case Commentary – Family Claims for Mental Distress
3/11/17A recent motion decision means that a claim for the mental distress suffered by family members after the loss of a loved one will proceed to trial. Claims for mental distress arising from negligence This summer, we wrote about the...
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Proposed Ontario Legislation Toughens Penalties for Distracted Driving
20/10/17The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation that will increase the penalties for careless and distracted driving, as well as introducing a new offence when careless driving leads to serious injury or death. What is distracted driving? While many people...
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