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Special Considerations When Settling Personal Injury Claims For Minors in Ontario   All children are in need of protection. Courts in Ontario have inherent jurisdiction to protect children. When a child suffers an injury due to an accident caused by the negligence of another person, there are legal protections afforded [...]

CBC News Reports Ontario man was awarded $1.15 million in damages in a defective product case   CBC News reports that a London, Ontario man was awarded $1.15 million in a court action against the makers of Visions glass cookware. The man is reported to have loss the use of [...]

Legal information provided to the general public on websites is no substitute for face-to-face legal advice With the accessibility of information contained on the Internet, it is currently extremely easy to obtain a significant amount of legal information from various websites contained on the Internet. However, there is no substitute [...]

Minor Injury Guideline ("MIG") and the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule ??????????????????????????????????????????????? This brief article is provided for information purposes only and is not legal advice. Every case is different and legal advice should be sought from a qualified legal professional.   If you have been injured in a car accident [...]

The use of experts in Ottawa personal injury actions   Chances are that if you have retained a personal injury lawyer to handle your personal injury claim, your lawyer will require written evidence confirming your medical diagnosis, treatment, symptoms and prognosis amongst other medical issues.   In most cases, your [...]

Bullying in Ontario - What Rights Do You have? This brief article is a continuation on my series of articles focusing on the issue of bullying in schools. From a civil perspective, victims of bullying have recourse against bullies on a basis of commencing legal action claiming recognized torts. A [...]

CyberBullying - New Tort in Nova Scotia - Ontario Lagging behind? - Not Really. The Nova Scotia government has introduced legislation (Cyber-Safety Act) to create Canada's first cyberbullying investigative unit with very aggressive legislation seeking to protect victims of bullying online. Among other things, the legislation will allow victims and [...]

CyberBullying - New Tort in Nova Scotia - Ontario Lagging behind? - Not Really. The Nova Scotia government has introduced legislation (Cyber-Safety Act) to create Canada's first cyberbullying investigative unit with very aggressive legislation seeking to protect victims of bullying online. Among other things, the legislation will allow victims and [...]

Courts Control Their Own Process - Ottawa Personal Injury Cases At Risk of Dismissal The Ontario courts control their own process and can on its own initiative dismiss court actions which are being unduly delayed without just cause. An example of this is the operation of rule 48 of the [...]

Ottawa car accidents and meeting the threshold provided for in the Ontario Insurance Act In the recent case of Jennings v. Latendresse, 2012 ONSC 6982 (S.C.J), the plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Her vehicle was rear-ended by the defendant. The trial proceeded before a jury and the [...]