Personal Injury Lawyers
August 23, 2018
Plaintiffs in personal injury claims can apply for interim payments while working through the courts. These payments are intended to be a portion of the total compensation a party is likely to receive stemming from a claim. These payments can be useful to people who need quick access to rehabilitation, or have other financial needs, […]
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August 9, 2018
Doctors are often relied on in personal injury cases in order to help the courts determine the extent of someone’s injuries and the impact those injuries may have on their ability to live a normal life. In a recent case from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, the court was tasked with determining whether the […]
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August 2, 2018
Insurance companies can sometimes attempt to privately negotiate settlements with insured parties. The dangers of doing so were recently demonstrated in an Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision, where the insurer failed to consider that other claims may arise after a privately negotiated settlement had been reached. A tragic car accident The facts in the […]
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June 21, 2018
The notion of a duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual (including corporations) to undertake a reasonable standard of care while performing an act that could foreseeably harm others. The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued a decision stating that a parking garage does not owe a duty of care to […]
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