How To Respond To Various Types of Accidents
Any accident could trigger the appearance of severe consequences, in the event that someone has been injured. Consequently, the injured victim should understand how to respond to his or her particular situation.
How The Thin Skull Rule Gets Applied To Personal Injury Cases?
The law makes clear the fact that someone with a stable medical condition cannot be held responsible for injuries sustained during an accident. That declaration, known as the thin skull rule seeks to keep defendants from using a plaintiff’s pre-existing condition as a cover for the defendants’ own negligent behavior.
For What Damages Can You Be Compensated After Filing A Personal Injury Claim?
The person that has been injured in an accident has the legal right to hire a personal injury lawyer and to file a personal injury claim. That same accident victim hopes to get compensated for any accident-linked losses. What types of losses get compensated?
Do You Have Grounds For A Premises Liability Claim?
A restaurant strives to act as a good host towards its customers. Actually, any store that wants to attract customers must be a good host. If any customer were to become injured while in a specific store, he or she might consider filing a premises liability claim.
Benefits For A Victim Following Prompt Contact With Personal Injury Lawyer
Not all adults contact a personal injury lawyer in Waterloo after being involved in an accident. Some hesitate to take that action. Some young adults are still learning about their newly-acquired rights. Unfortunately, such hesitation or lack of familiarity with the law can deprive an accident victim of valuable benefits.
Can An Injured Victim Be Found Responsible For A Given Accident?
Whenever one person’s negligence causes an accident, that negligent individual can be sued by any injured party. That fact holds true, even if the injured party has contributed in some way to occurrence of the accident. So, how does the law deal with the victim’s/plaintiff’s own negligence?
Complexity of Lawsuits Stemming From Cases of Brain Injury
Statistics provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada have shown that the citizens are already dealing with roughly 1.4 million brain injuries per year. These injuries are brought on by sporting activities, motor vehicle collisions, falls, and many more activities that we may not actually deem to be particularly dangerous. However, head injuries are... Read More
Do Concept of Social Host Liability Laws Affect Claims Related To Alcohol Induced Accidents?
Be it a birthday party, bachelor, or New Year’s party – most types of parties have become heavily associated with alcohol and drunken shenanigans. While we are all frequently warned about the dangers of drunk driving and binge drinking, the other dangerous aspects of intoxication are rarely addressed. People falling down stairs, falling asleep in... Read More
Compensation From Ontario Courts For Pecuniary Damages
Why has the Supreme Court in Canada chosen to put a cap on the amount of money that a car accident victim can seek for pecuniary damages? That decision was made because an ever-growing number of victims had sought a large amount of money, as compensation for pain and suffering.
How Could A Pedestrian Be Liable For An Accident?
A motor vehicle is much larger than a single person. Consequently, if a person gets hit by such a vehicle it becomes difficult to see that same pedestrian as the individual who is liable for the unfortunate accident.