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January 22, 2015
Although much has been made of the new summary judgment rules, the Courts appear to be struggling to sort out how best to apply these rules to the area of personal injury. Injury and accident lawsuits tend to turn on the credibility of the victims as well as the so called “battles of the experts”. […] READ MORE>
December 17, 2014
Plaintiff male was seriously injured while tobogganing on reservoir property owned by defendant city. Plaintiff female was former spouse of male and made claim under Family Law Act (Ont.) (“FLA”). Male was injured when toboggan hit edge of snow covered ditch. Parties agreed to arbitrate plaintiffs’ claims. Arbitrator found city fully liable, with no contributory […] READ MORE>
October 28, 2014
Client lost a leg after an accident on her motorcycle in her own backyard. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. Client consulted us and was surprised that she could get a new home built to accommodate her injury, paid by her own insurance company on the motorcycle. Client is in the process of […] READ MORE>
October 15, 2014
In July, the Ontario Liberal government introduced Bill 15 entitled the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014. The aim of the bill is to reduce automobile insurance rates by reducing the overall costs for insurance companies with the intention that insurance companies will pass their savings along to their customers. Whether this […] READ MORE>
October 3, 2014
Young and novice drivers are often over-represented among the victims of motor vehicle accidents, largely because of their relative inexperience. For this reason, the provincial governments have put laws in place to promote the safety of young drivers. In Ontario, and certain other provinces, all drivers under the age of 21 and all novice drivers, […] READ MORE>
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