Do you know what steps to take after getting involved in a motor vehicle accident in Alberta or Ontario Province? Surprisingly, many individuals may know what to do, but what you might not realize is that there are serious consequences for not reporting certain accidents. The following will explain what you need to do as well as what the repercussions are for not reporting an accident. (more…)
Ontario’s Latest Rules On The Taxing of Long Term Disability Benefits
Before January of 2015, a resident of Ontario that received long term disability (LTD) benefits had those funds taxed when filing his or her income tax returns. Today though, a ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency has changed the approach to taxing such benefits. (more…)
A Bief Guide To Understanding Tort Claims
According to legal definitions, a tort claim is a claim for compensation (or damages) that an injury victim files against someone who, through their careless or negligent actions, has caused them emotional, financial, mental, and/or physical harm. In simpler terms, this is a claim that is filed against another person for accidentally injuring you and you are seeking compensation for the injuries that resulted. A personal injury claim is a form of tort claim. (more…)
What Is The Connection Between Boating Accidents And Brain Injuries?
Someone that has been invited to join a group on a boat ride seldom worries about suffering some type of brain injury. Yet the features associated with such a ride introduce the elements that can aid creation of such an injury. (more…)
The Unexpected Accidents In Ontario’s Parking Lots
We all know that accidents do happen in parking lots. Why then, does the title of this article refer to unexpected accidents? That is due to the fact that not a single parking lot accident was covered under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. (more…)
Time Limits On Personal Injury Claims In Ontario
If a resident of Ontario were to get injured in a car accident, he or she could not dispense with filing a personal injury claim until a date in the future when he or she feels ready to do so. According to the Limitations Act of 2002, that injured victim has only 2 years in which to initiate any type of legal action. (more…)
How Insurance Companies Assign Responsibility For An Auto Accident?
Until the day when driverless cars fill the roads and highways, every motored vehicle has a driver. Consequently, automobile owners feel compelled to buy car insurance, and insurance companies need to determine who should be held responsible for any given auto accident. (more…)
How Does A Claim Differ From A Lawsuit?
Anyone that has been involved in an accident, and has suffered a loss as a result of that incident can walk into the local court and file a personal injury claim. That same claimant has the opportunity to hire an attorney. Of course the exact same claimant also has the right to proceed without a lawyer’s assistance and guidance. (more…)
Information To Share At First Meeting With Personal Injury Lawyer
Someone that has filed a personal injury claim gains a surer sense for winning that lawsuit by hiring a personal injury lawyer in Sault Ste Marie. At the first lawyer-client meeting, the client needs to share specific facts with the hired lawyer. (more…)
How To Measure Pain And Suffering?
An injured victim’s pain and suffering can become evident in that same victim’s physical and emotional stress or level of anxiety. Yet the court needs more than such evidence, it must seek to establish a way for measuring that stress and anxiety. (more…)