Denial of Long Term Disability Benefits – What to do ?
Denied Long Term Disability Benefits? As part of many employment contracts, employers may offer their employees medical benefits including long term disability coverage known as LTD coverage. In some cases, you may purchase your own LTD policy privately. For any policy, you expect that when you become disabled the insurance [...]
Dog Bites and Attacks – What Can Our Ottawa Dog Bite Lawyers Do For You?
Dog Bites and Attacks - Why Hiring an Ottawa Dog Bite Lawyer Early is Important If you or a loved one has been bitten or attacked by a dog, you have the right to seek compensation from the dog owner or anyone who had control of the dog at the [...]
How to win an Ottawa slip and fall or trip and fall case.
Slip and fall injuries sustained in an Ottawa store. Is it difficult to win a slip and fall case? Slip and fall accidents are fairly common. Slip and falls or trip and falls can cause serious injuries. Falls caused by slips or trips are the most common. Many falls are [...]
All Sorts of Torts Charity in Support of Breast Cancer Funding
We are proud sponsors of All Sorts of Torts Charity run again this year at the University of Ottawa Law School, organized by the Law Students Association. The charity run in support of breast cancer is happening this Saturday November 10, 2018 at 10 AM (run starts at around 10:30 [...]
Independent Medical Examinations in Personal Injury Cases
What is an independent medical examination (IME)? In litigation cases relating to personal injury matters, defendants (usually represented by an insurance company lawyer) will often request that the injured person submit to one or more independent medical examinations (IME). While the term used is independent medical examination or IME, it [...]
Experience taking on big insurance companies
Our lawyers come from one of the most successful accident law firms in Ontario. Our legal team has successfully helped thousands of injury victims. With our help, our clients overcome the struggles that come with being injured in an accident. We level the playing field when dealing huge insurance companies [...]
Ins and Outs of a Wrongful Death Claim
Ins and Outs of Wrongful Death claims in Ontario In Ontario, wrongful death claims are called Family Law Act claims. When a fatal accident causes a death and the death was caused by the negligence or intention act of another person, certain family members have the right to seek compensation [...]
Occupier’s Liability Case
Dhaliwal v. Premier Fitness Clubs Inc. - Occupier's Liability Act Case - Fitness Club - Ottawa Accident and Injury Lawyers In a recent case involving an injury sustained at a health club confirms that owners and occupiers of properties have a positive duty to maintain their properties and to ensure [...]
Evidence in Personal Injury Cases
At our Ottawa personal injury and accident law firm, we have a specific group of injury lawyers dedicated to personal injury cases. Our lawyers have handled thousands of personal injury cases. No matter how you were injured, chances are that we have handled a similar case. Our injury lawyers can [...]
New Changes for Car Accident Victims (SABs)
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES TO THE ONTARIO STATUTORY ACCIDENT BENEFITS SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Changes to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) The insurance industry is a powerful lobbyist in Ontario and in Canada. In Ontario, the recent changes to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) which came into effect September 1st, 2010 are [...]