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 [...]
What is Mitigation of Damages? When you advance a claim for personal injuries, you request monetary compensation for the injuries that you suffered. The defendant in such a matter wants to make sure that he is only responsible for the injuries caused, and not for more extensive damages that could have been avoided. For example, [...]
Injured in an Ottawa accident and need to claim damages including past and future care costs? When you have a personal injury claim, you ask for an amount of money to compensate for the injuries that you sustained because of your accident. This amount of money is otherwise referred to as “damages.” It is the [...]
The application of contributory negligence when injured person was not wearing seatbelt In a prior blog, we discussed the legal concept of contributory negligence. Contributory negligence is used as a way to reduce compensation for injuries when it is determined that the plaintiff’s actions partially caused his or her injuries. The concept of contributory negligence [...]