Wrongful death claims and claims by the estate and surviving family No amount of financial compensation can ever compensate a family for the loss of another family member due to someone else’s negligence or intentional act. The type of damages available to the estate are fairly significant. All claims of potential damages should be advanced [...]
Claims for nervous shock - the negligent infliction of psychiatric damage. As Ottawa injury lawyers, we know that advancing a claim for nervous shock can be difficult. The law of nervous shock, now referred to as the negligent infliction of psychiatric damage has existed since the late 1800s. The Supreme Court of Canada recently [...]
How to win your Ottawa car accident case – proving negligence? Not all car accidents result from someone's fault that is culpable or actionable. In some cases, car accidents are simply accidents. However, in many cases, the accident occurred because of someone's fault or negligence. In some cases, the accident is deliberate. In most cases, [...]
Assessing damages in personal injury claims Experienced personal injury lawyers review the entirety of the circumstances of their injured client when assessing damages to be claimed. Over the years, the lawyers at our Ottawa personal injury law firm has developed techniques used to fully and properly evaluate the various losses associated with personal injury [...]
Liability of home owners and property owners for fall accidents in Ottawa, Ontario Home owners can be held responsible for many types of injuries sustained by their guests on their property. While there are ways to reduce risks of injuries, the test in law is reasonableness. In other words, the Court is likely to [...]
Slip and Fall Accidents in Ottawa increase during winter months It is no surprise that our personal injury law firm receives many more calls during winter months from persons injured in slip and fall accidents. With snow, slush and ice everywhere, there are many opportunities for people to fall. Other than motor vehicle [...]
Liability of Schools for Injuries Suffered by Children Every parent expects their children to feel safe at school and more importantly, to actually be safe. Everyday, students are injured on school properties. They can occur in a schoolyard, playground, sporting field, classroom or gymnasium. Students are injured while walking in and outside on the school [...]
The Cost of Legal Representation and the Social Contract Michael K. E. Thiele July 2012 Presently in Canada and in Ontario specifically, our governments appear to be straining against unrelenting budget pressures. Cuts, cuts, cuts, and more cuts. Cherished social programs (CPP, Ontario Works), provincial parks, federal parks, scientific research programs, food safety inspectors, grants [...]
Recent Ottawa Winter Storm Kills Man in Car Accident The Ottawa Citizen has reported that a tragic fatal car accident on Highway 401 at a location near Prescott killed a 57 year old man this week. It seems, from what is known that the storm was a contributing factor in the motor vehicle accident. There [...]
Back Injuries - What is an injured back worth? For personal injury and accident lawyers, back injuries often provide a very difficult file to handle given the complexities of how back injuries are diagnosed and prognosed. There are hundreds if not thousands of articles written on back injuries and on spine bio-mechanics. There is a [...]