In the GTA and throughout Ontario Province, real property owners and occupiers are legally responsible for keeping their premises safe and secure for all visitors. This includes addressing all dangerous or hazardous conditions, ensuring that all structures on said property is up to code, and performing preventative maintenance regularly. The failure to do so puts visitors at risk of serious or even catastrophic injury. Unfortunately, dozens of individuals suffer injury in accidents that could be prevented. Read More
Protecting Your Rights After A Motorcycle Accident
As a motorcyclist, you’re at an elevated risk of suffering serious or even life-threatening injuries should you be involved in an accident with a motor vehicle. There are no airbags, no bumpers, and no metal vehicle body protecting you from the force of a collision. Read More
Legal Representation For Pedestrian Accident Victims
Whether it’s walking in the downtown area or on a quiet, tree-lined street in the suburbs, pedestrians are extremely vulnerable to being struck by a moving vehicle. From having to watch for distracted drivers to walking along poorly lit streets, you’re at an increased risk of suffering serious or even fatal injury as a pedestrian. Thankfully, these accidents aren’t as common as other types of motor vehicle accidents. However, the last thing you’d expect is getting struck by a moving vehicle. Read More
Determining Negligence In A Car Accident
According to legal definitions, negligence is the “failure to behave with the level of care or exercise a level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have behaved or exercised under the same circumstances.” Negligence is also the “actions or inactions of a party that violate that party’s duty of care to another party.” In personal injury law, negligence is often the basis for many lawsuits. Read More
Typical Fee Structure of Attorney That Is Handling Injury Claim
The attorney’s fee structure normally reflects the fact that a personal injury lawyer asks each client to pay a contingency fee. The client’s payment gets delivered to the retained lawyer in the form of a check from the defendant’s insurance company. That check’s value should be equal to the compensation package that the insurance adjuster had promised the claimant/client. Read More
How To Win A Pay-Out From Insurance Company?
Any insurance company will refuse to grant a submitted claim, if it has any reason to doubt the allegations made by a 3rd party, or the allegations about a 3rd party. Read More
Advice On Negotiating A Settlement With An Insurance Company
During those investigations the claimant should provide the insurance company with all the requested information. In that way, the claimant’s hope for winning a fair compensation should enjoy a greater likelihood of realization. Read More
A Close Look At Adjuster’s Role During Filing of Injury Claim
The insurer creates a new file for each new claimant. Each of the created files gets handed to one of the insurance company’s adjusters. Read More
Role of Car Accident Agreement Form
The car accident agreement form serves as verification of an agreement between the 2 opposing parties in an accident-based controversy. Each party has agreed to dismiss all claims against the other party, and to release the defendant from all liability. Read More
How To Deal With Bicycle And Auto Collision?
A collision between a bicycle and car has many of the factors that exist in an auto accident. Indeed, the primary question would be the same: Who was at-fault? Read More