I am writing this article as a personal injury lawyer practicing in Southern Ontario, including in Whitby/Oshawa, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Newmarket and Toronto/GTA, Ontario Canada. This article is not specific legal advice – it is advisable to call a lawyer to discuss your specific details and time-periods for an injury involving car accidents in bad…
*I am writing this article from the perspective of a car accident lawyer/personal injury lawyer. I handle car accident lawsuits on behalf of injured people. This is not legal advice – please contact me to discuss your specific case – this is just general information. Most clients come in to see me without a true…
Fatal Accident In Whitby and a discussion about the law on wrongful death car accident lawsuits in Ontario In August 2012, a story was published in the Toronto Star about a car accident that occurred at the intersection of Centre Street South and Dunlop Street in Whitby Ontario. Unfortunately, an 89 year old pedestrian was…
Who pays for my lost income after a car accident injury? After you are injured, you will start hearing phrases and terms being described with acronyms that make little sense to you (AB IE, SABS, LTD/STD, Tort, CPP, etc.). You will also hear many of them appearing to “pass the buck”, saying that you have…
A car accident can be a traumatic event. However, when the at-fault driver speeds off after the accident, or you find out that the driver is not insured, that can make you even more nervous and confused about your rights. People often wonder whether they have a right to any accident benefits and whether they…
In this short article, we have tried to start setting out a list of terms with a brief description so that you have a guide to assist in starting to understand some of the terms. Please remember that this list and description is not exhaustive and by no means is this in any way legal…
Immediately after a car accident people are shaken up, scared, perhaps in shock and they are not thinking rationally. In some cases people fail to document important information at the scene and afterwards and fail to take steps that will protect their interests going forward. Below, please find 10 helpful things that you can do…
FLAGGED, NOT ALTERED. This post carries the same stale damages-cap passage as the old dog bites page, including the Wayne Gretzky illustration. Check for an outdated figure; the cap is approximately $484,000 as of September 2026, recalculated monthly. That is a difficult question to answer. Ontario’s car accident system is a lot different than some…