Documentary Discovery and Disclosure in Ottawa Personal Injury Cases In Ontario, there is a set of rules that govern exchange of documents between parties involved in the court action. They are called the Rules of Civil Procedure. The aim of advanced documentary disclosure and discovery is to ensure that all parties are prepared for [...]
Bullies and Insurance In THE Ontario Court of Appeal case of Unifund Assurance Company v. D.E., the Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled that parents of a school-age bully are not covered for their negligent supervision of their child under their home insurance policy. This means that the parents’ insurance company does not have to [...]
Do non-party experts need to prepare expert reports in order to give oral expert opinion evidence at trial? Ontario Court of Appeal says no. The Ontario Court of Appeal case of Westerhof v. Gee, 2015 ONCA 206 has answered the question of whether “non-party” experts are required to prepare expert reports in order to [...]
Threshold test In Motor Vehicle Cases - Ontario Ottawa Car Accident Lawyers In the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, namely Malfara v. Vukojevic, the Court explained factors required for a Plaintiff to meet “threshold” in a motor vehicle accident. The factors identified included the following: Permanent does not [...]
Defence Medical Examinations in Personal Injury Cases - Case Comment In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Ziebenhaus v. Bahlieda, 2015 ONCA 471, the Court of Appeal considered the inherent jurisdiction of the court to order a party in a court action to undergo a defence medical examination by a person [...]
Ottawa Personal Injury and Accident Lawyers, Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, is pleased to announce that Loreto Lamb has joined our injury victim’s rights team as Director of Marketing. Loreto is a marketing and communications professional with experience in marketing, project management, communications, networking and volunteer management. She has vast experience in tactical execution [...]
Online Invasion of Privacy: Know your Rights By Charles Thompson, QTMG Injury Lawyers - Ottawa Injury Lawyers, Ottawa, on June 4, 2015 Invasion of Privacy in the Digital Age With the click of a mouse or a few strokes of a keyboard, digitally stored private information can be accessed by those with [...]
Online Defamation: Can I Bring an Action in Ontario? By Charles Thompson, QTMG Injury Lawyers, Ottawa, on June 1, 2015 If your reputation in Ontario is being attacked by defamatory online publications, then you have the right to bring an action for compensatory damages in an Ontario court. What is Online Defamation? [...]
Hosting a party? Party host’s liability is real! Spring is in the air and BBQ season is returning! It is time to dust off the grill, and invite family and friends over. It invariably follows that beer, wine, and mixed drinks will come with the summer celebrations as well. But what happens if someone leaves [...]
Dog Bite Injuries Were you bitten or attacked by a dog in Ottawa? If so, the law of Ontario may be able to assist you. Indeed, sections 2 and 3 of Ontario’s Dog Owners Liability Act, RSO 1990, c D.16 (“DOLA”) provide that dog owners are fully responsible for the injuries caused by their dog [...]