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Beginning on January 1, 2025, Ontario changed its threshold for when to report car accidents to police versus the collision center. The government amended Regulation 596 to the Highway Traffic Act (section 199(1) specifically) to require that accidents with property damage over $5,000 be reported to the police as opposed to the collision center (before…
Read more on this site Speak to a lawyer Initial consultations are free. Call 905-409-2438, send a text, message us on WhatsApp, or use the contact form. Steven Polak is licensed as a lawyer in Ontario and practises with Lerners LLP at 123 Athol Street, Whitby.
I sat down to read the Auditor General’s November 30, 2022 report on auto insurance. It’s an interesting read and seems to suggest that there are some more reforms coming soon…The old David Marshall report from 2017 is being referred to by the AG….and the government has again confirmed their commitment to the 2019 Putting…
A massive winter storm has turned roads and drive-ways into skating rinks and has caused multiple car accidents and injuries, with stretches of the 401 being closed today Link here to article . Driving through Whitby and Oshawa, I saw blowing snow and ice. A considerable number of car accidents, injuries and slip and falls…
Ontario is once again considering making changes to our Province’s Auto Insurance regime. What is missed is that our current laws punish the innocent and let the guilty off scott-free. While you might agree that the insurance industry needs deductibles, you may be surprised that the innocent are paying 100% of them, while the guilty pay…
Lerners Whitby personal injury law is proud to be an emerald sponsor of Durham’s Brain Injury Association for 2022 to assist those who help victims of injury and disability in Oshawa, Whitby and Durham Region. Lerners was happy to have some of its personal injury lawyers (Tammy Ring, Steven Polak and Erika Tower) speak at…
When someone is charged with an offence after a car accident, they usually don’t think about the effect that it might have on an injury claim. They often think that a Highway Traffic Act or criminal conviction is separate from the injury lawsuit. In most cases, they are wrong. Many people think that what really…
Canadian Lawyer Magazine has, in 2021, again ranked Lerners LLP among its top 10 Regional Law Firms: “5. Lerners LLP “To come up with our Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms list, Canadian Lawyer asked lawyers, in-house counsel and clients from across Canada to nominate firms worthy of being ranked. We took that list, created a…
Ontario’s Government will be bringing in new rules for personal injury lawyer contingency fee agreements on July 1, 2021. This will affect car accident injury victims, those who have been denied long term disability benefits by insurance companies and other injury victims who are pursuing lawsuits for compensation. It will be interesting to see whether…