Category: MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

The legal team charged with supporting the driver that has been charged with causing a car accident often tries to find evidence of contributory or comparative negligence. In other words, that team seeks proof that the plaintiff exhibited some form of careless or neglectful behavior. Frequently, that defense team looks for evidence that reveals the plaintiff’s failure to wear a seatbelt. (more…)

If you have recently sustained an injury in a motor vehicle collision and are no incapable of completing major work-related tasks, then you may be in a position in which you can file a claim for income replacement benefits throughout your recovery. Regardless of which type of insurance policy you are covered by, income replacement benefits are always included in the statutory accident benefits, which provide coverage, if you are found liable for causing the accident that left you injured. (more…)

Following your involvement in a motor vehicle collision, your car will be evaluated by the insurance company. If this results in your car being declared a total loss, there is a chance that you will not agree with this ruling. Thus, what do you do when that happens? How did the insurer come to this ruling in the first place? And who will pay for the damages? These and other questions will be answered below. (more…)

The majority of people know which steps to take when they have been involved in a car accident of major proportions, but what should you do under far less severe circumstances? Are there consequences if you neglect to report your accident? How should you report a minor accident? Read on to get answers to all of these questions. (more…)

During the past couple years, a series of studies have been used, in order to obtain an answer to the question in the title. The first such study used simulators, which caused the user to feel as though he or she were actually sitting at the steering wheel in a motored vehicle. If a subject used cannabis, his or her psycho motor skills demonstrated a diminished level of performance. (more…)

It is well known that handling semi-trailers and 18-wheelers is difficult and thus require special training. Due to the additional length and weight, these types of vehicles need a much wider turning radius which leads to especially large blind spots. Because of this, wide turns significantly heighten the likelihood of collisions which in turn leads to an increased risk of personal injury. Most cities in Ontario are even more demanding of truck drivers due to the lack of space along turns and the increase in traffic density. (more…)

While physical injuries are generally treated immediately following an accident by the first responders called directly to the scene, emotional injuries are often neglected until they have fully manifested and start to put a severe day-to-day strain on the injured. (more…)

Poor weather and bad conditions of the road can enhance the chances of losing control over your car, leading to vehicular accident. Bad weather can cause anyone to have an accident, but you may be surprised to find that Ontario’s at-fault legislation for vehicle accidents continues to apply, even when weather is not on our side. (more…)

This summer, Canada has taken what many Chatham personal injury lawyers feel are a two steps forward, one step back approach to impaired driving. In the same season that we have legalized marijuana use, we have also possibly taken away other civil rights in the way that officers can check for driver impairment. Let’s take a look at the new legislation. (more…)

If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in Ontario and you have insurance, there are certain accident benefits that are due to you as a matter of law. These statutory accident benefits cover a range of damages and possibilities and are available to injury victims regardless of fault. They are: (more…)