It can prove difficult to assign any number or measurement to negligence. Yet that is exactly what a judge needs to do in a courtroom where the verdict in a personal injury case gets decided.

In Ontario, any employees receiving long term disability benefits lack the ability to function in the workplace for a certain period of time, normally a minimum of 2 years. Workers that qualify for that status need to satisfy certain obligations.

Whenever you sustain injuries in an accident caused by someone else, you need to know your options, especially if you plan on filing a claim for damages. However, delays in contacting a personal injury lawyer could seriously jeopardize your rights to any compensation that you are entitled to. Whether a delay results from procrastinating or... Read More

Generally speaking, medical malpractice cases typically arise when an individual has been harmed by a doctor’s or healthcare professional’s actions or inactions. In Canada alone, there are roughly 70,000 personal injury claims for medical malpractice recorded on an annual basis. Consequently, it’s important for you to understand how a medical malpractice claim works and know... Read More

A person can get injured when someone becomes negligent. The negligent behavior can be committed by a second party or by the injured party, whichever was more careless and neglectful.

An employer and an employee have an unwritten agreement. It is the employee’s job to respond to the employer’s requests. Still, any employees that get injured while carrying-out an act that does represent part of the agreement remain unable to hold the respective employers liable for their injuries.

A settlement represents the resolution of a dispute, one that was triggered by the filing of a personal injury claim. The filing of that claim then initiates the process known as the personal injury lawsuit. Settlements can get reached at any point during an ongoing lawsuit with the help of personal injury lawyers in Waterloo.

Unlike an adult, a child cannot file a personal injury claim. Some adult must do that for the injured young boy or girl. That fact underscores the reason for the special rules, regarding personal injury claims by children.

Sometimes, when a child asks a parent a crazy question, like, “Can I ride in the trunk of the car?” the parent might say, “Yes, you can, but you may not.” The question in the title has a similar answer. The government of Ontario does not encourage employers to fire worker that have been placed... Read More