(800) 635-2821 The legal system asks the person responsible for an accident to compensate any injured victims, so that their life could get back to the place it was in, when the accident took place. The reimbursement money is called compensatory damages. (more…)
Insurance Companies Know How To Reduce The Size of A Plaintiff’s Payment
After filing a personal injury claim, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was negligent, and that the same negligence caused the plaintiff’s injury. Insurance companies make it hard for plaintiffs to prove the existence of both of those elements. (more…)
CAN AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT MAKE A CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURIES?
Yes, an undocumented immigrant can make a personal injury claim. This article will analyze from a legal point of view what an undocumented person must do in order to receive compensation for their injuries. (more…)
Ontario Has Almost Zero Tolerance For Pedestrian Accidents
Ontario’s government-sponsored insurance offers accident benefits to anyone that has become involved in an on-road incident. That includes any pedestrian that has been hit by a moving motor vehicle. Because occurrence of such an incident can cause the pedestrian to suffer severe and costly injuries, the Province has sought to reduce greatly the number of such accidents. (more…)
How Does Ontario’s Law Define A Catastrophic Injury?
The dictionary’s definition for a catastrophic injury does not match with the definition that serves as the basis for Ontario’s related laws. Those related laws would be the ones that concern disabling impairments. At the same time, Ontario’s insurance companies have chosen to give greater consideration to the definition of a disabling catastrophe, with respect to the way such an event has been defined by the Province. (more…)
How Could You Benefit From A Car Accident Claim?
The victim of motor vehicle accident has 2 options. He or she could decide to settle a claim with the car insurance company. Alternatively, the same victim could elect to file a personal injury lawsuit against the responsible driver. Accident victims that reside in Ontario, Canada enjoy a number of benefits, if any one of them decides to settle a claim with the car insurance company. (more…)
Benefits Promised To Resident of Ontario With Automobile Insurance
The Canadian province of Ontario promises accident benefits to those victims of a motor vehicle accident that qualify. A document called SABS contains the guidelines used, in order to determine who qualifies for the available benefits. (more…)
Standards Applied To Disabled Employees In Ontario
An accident victim’s need to live with a disability does not always guarantee that same victim’s ability to acquire disability insurance. In Ontario, the standards applied to disabled employees have complicated the task of obtaining long term disability benefits. (more…)
Restrictions Linked To An Employer Provided Long Term Disability Policy
A disabled employee has two options to choose from, in order to obtain a replacement income. One choice demands the purchase of an individual policy. The alternative involves reliance on an employer-provided long-term disability plan. (more…)