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Whiplash Claims in Ontario
Whiplash injuries are caused by the rapid acceleration and deceleration of the body as a result of an impact. For example, if a driver is waiting at a red light when her vehicle is hit from behind, she will be thrown forward in her seat, and then backward after she...
Personal Injury Claims Involving Children
Personal injury claims involving children are among the most heartbreaking of all, and families facing a long rehabilitation process and an uncertain future need an experienced personal injury lawyer on their side. The legal process can be daunting, and parents need...
Denied Accident Benefits By Your Insurance Company. What Can You Do?
In Ontario, all drivers are required by law to have automobile insurance. If you drive a car without proper and valid insurance, you risk a very serious fine. If you drive a car without proper and valid insurance, you may not be able to recover some benefits if you...
Electric Scooters and their Terms of Use: Renter Beware
If you have spent any time in downtown Ottawa lately, you will have noticed a new type of public transportation that has appeared on the streets. Three operators – Bird Canada, Lime, and Roll – are bringing up to 600 shared e-scooters to the City’s pathways, bike...
Internal Appeals and Disability Claims. When does the Clock start Ticking?
Long Term Disability (LTD) claims against insurers often give rise to limitation issues that require counsel to remain alert. Especially, problems can arise when counsel assume the limitation period has not begun to run while an appeal process (internal to the...
Stop the Clock
Ontario’s basic two-year limitation period for issuing civil claims has been suspended in response to the global pandemic and the closing of the Courts for all but the most urgent matters. An Order in Council has been made under the Emergency Management and Civil...
The Cooling Off Period and Settlements at Arbitration
The Consumer Protection Act, 2002, consumers have the right to cancel a contract if the contract includes a “cooling-off” period. The Insurance Act provides similar protection for claimants under an automobile insurance policy who have reached an agreement to settle...
Virtual Care is here
The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has approved and endorsed the use of video or phone medical appointments as a measure to facilitate physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ontario Hospital Association, the Ontario Medical Association...
Car Insurance Rebates on Premiums
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Ontario Finance Minister has called on insurance companies to provide rebates and relief measures for consumers. The Insurance Bureau of Canada recently announced that its insurance company members will be offering rebates...
Keep It Simple: Rule 76 Gets An Update
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As of January 1, 2020 there have been significant changes to the Simplified Procedure provisions under Rule 76 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. The changes expand the number and monetary jurisdiction of the cases that can proceed...
Cars Without Drivers: A Roadmap for Liability.
Autonomous vehicles will be more and more a fact of life in the coming decades. And while their arrival is a certainty, how they will function is not entirely settled. In particular, the kind of technology used by autonomous vehicles to see the road in front of them...
Medical and Rehabilitation Insurance Limits need to be Restored
Ontario’s Budget for 2019 (“Protecting What Matters Most) included important changes for automobile accident victims. In particular, the government has announced that it will be restoring the available amounts for seriously (catastrophically) injured accident victims...