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What you need to know about new slip-and-fall legislation
Slip-and-fall accidents can happen at any time, but in Ontario these accidents occur most commonly in the winter when ice and snow build up on sidewalks, front steps, and roadways, creating hazards for pedestrians. While victims of slip-and-fall accidents on snow and...
5 Things To Know If You Get Into A Car Accident
Despite our best efforts to drive safely, car accidents are still an unfortunate part of life due to speeding, bad weather, and reckless driving. Approximately 160,000 car accidents occur each year in Canada alone. Here are some tips to keep in mind should you ever...
Getting your Disability Claim in the Covid Era
September 28, 2020 -As the economy re-opens after the COVID lockdown many people are experiencing severe mental health conditions. For some the condition is new, for others, their existing condition is aggravated by situations such as a return to a dangerous...
Videos
Another Erb’s Palsy lawsuit successfully resolved
In this video Andrea Girones explains what kinds of Erb's palsy injuries can result in a successful lawsuit against the delivering Doctor.
How can I afford a Birth Injury Lawyer?
Andrea Girones explains how our law firm helps parents of children with birth injuries fund the litigation through special fee arrangements. You won't pay us anything until and unless we achieve a settlement for you child. All settlements for children must be approved...
Patterns of Birth Injury
How different patterns of brain injury can be caused by negligence at birth.
Case Results
Personal Injury Update: Lack of Objective Causes for Pain Does Not Mean You Don’t Have a Case & Defendants Cannot ‘Cherry-Pick’ Surveillance
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2014/2014onsc7179/2014onsc7179.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAMbWF4d2VsbCBsdWNrAAAAAAE&resultIndex=1There have been some very interesting decisions from the Ontario Superior Court dealing with motor vehicle accident cases in the past few months. They deal with issues we frequently help our clients solve: chronic pain and surveillance. The December 2014 case of...
Has the Court of Appeal eliminated the impact of Rule 49 offers?
February 24, 2015 As a general rule in Ontario personal injury lawsuits, the loser pays the legal costs of the winning side. Rule 49 of the Rules of Civil Procedure deals with offers to settle which can reverse the standard “winner takes all” approach to costs....
Case Summary – Property Was Not Utility Right-of-way Corridor
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...
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