In the law of negligence which applies to accident and injury cases, a person has acted negligently if he or she has departed from the conduct expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar circumstances. The hypothetical "reasonable person" provides an objective by which the conduct of others is judged by the [...]
The term "liable" generally means that a court has determined that an individual, company or some other legal entity caused, and is responsible for, another person's injury. When a defendant is found "liable", he or she is generally obligated to compensate the injured party for their damages. The term "liable" is often confused with “guilty." [...]
The most commonly used definition we see of the law is negligence is the failure by a person to act in a reasonable fashion or acting in an unreasonable fashion so as to cause injury to another person. Another way to describe it is as follows: Negligence is the failure to use reasonable care or [...]
A personal injury case relates to claim someone makes against another person, corporation or other legal entity (such as an association) seeking monetary compensation for physical, emotional or psychological injuries they sustained as a result of fault by that other person, corporation or other legal entity. There is a difference between a "personal" injury case [...]
Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, personal injury lawyers Ottawa, is always keeping up with developments in the law. Over the years, we have concluded that our clients have common inquiries when it comes to their case and in particular ask what factors are considered by the Court in the assessment of liability in a victim’s [...]
If you settle your personal injury case with the insurance adjuster without a lawyer, can you re-open the settlement at a later date? In a recent case decided in Ontario is a reminder to personal injury lawyers and their clients that settlement agreements reached between unrepresented claimants and insurance companies will likely be upheld and [...]
Quite simply, if you have been injured as a result of someone’s fault, be it because of the acts or omissions of a person, a corporation, an animal or property which caused you injury, you likely have a personal injury case. Our injury lawyers take all types of personal injury cases, big and small. We [...]