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2/08/24

Is the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program a Sham? | Jasmine Daya

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Fatal Crashes Involving Transport Trucks on the Rise in Ontario

23/08/18

A 45-year-old man from Richmond Hill died following a collision involving 3 transport trucks on Highway 401 in Mississauga back in late June, 2018. This is just one of many news stories regarding transport truck-related deaths, which are on the...

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Cross-Border MVAs: Am I Covered? Where to issue?

20/08/18

Who doesn’t love a good road trip, right? With summer in full swing, many Ontarians are packing the car and crossing the border into the United States for shopping, vacationing, catching the occasional football game, or visiting family. Unfortunately, with...

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Toronto Introduces New Measures to Safeguard Pedestrians

16/08/18

It has been two years since “Vision Zero” was proclaimed by Mayor John Tory as a plan to eliminate traffic deaths in Toronto by 2021. The plan is designed to focus on safety measures for the most vulnerable users of...

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Boating Fatalities On the Rise in Ontario

26/07/18

It's summertime and many Ontarians are taking advantage of the warm weather by enjoying our province’s beautiful lakes and rivers. Boating is a popular summer activity. However, boating accidents can result in injury, and in extreme cases, death. According to...

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Seat belts Will Be Mandatory on Highway Buses by 2020

19/07/18

In response to the horrific Humboldt Broncos bus crash in April, 2018, many questions have been asked regarding how this devastation could have been prevented. As you may recall, a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided with...

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Cyclist Death Toll in Toronto Continues to Rise

3/07/18

It has been two years since Mayor John Tory announced Vision Zero, a plan to reduce traffic deaths to zero by 2021.  Unfortunately, since that date the number of pedestrian and cyclist deaths in Toronto has not dropped.  According to...

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ATV Accidents in Ontario

14/06/18

As summer rapidly approaches and we continue to enjoy the rising temperatures, more and more people are taking the opportunity to get outside. ATV use is a very popular recreational activity for those outside of major cities in Ontario. Unfortunately,...

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Offers to Settle and Legal Costs in a Personal Injury Claim

26/04/18

In any personal injury action, your lawyer makes strategic decisions about negotiating possible settlement offers with the other side. Over the course of a lawsuit, there may be several offers to settle exchanged, as the evidence is disclosed and each...

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Case Update – Liability Waivers and Personal Injury Claims

13/04/18

The Court of Appeal has just released an important decision about liability waivers and occupiers' liability. This impacts any potential plaintiff that has been seriously injured as the result of an occupiers' negligence, and signed a waiver of liability that...

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Car accident insurance companies must mediate, even before discoveries

6/04/18

When a person is seriously injured in a car accident as a result of another driver’s negligence, that person has a potential claim against the at-fault driver. In practical terms, the at-fault driver’s insurance company responds to the claim, hires...

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