Fatal Ontario motor vehicle – cyclist accident near Nipigon.
July 23, 2013 - A fatal Ontario motor vehicle - cyclist accident near Nipigon, Ontario has claimed the lives of a cycling couple from North Glengarry Township. The two cyclists were avid riders. Starting in Vancouver, they were cycling across Canada with 23 other riders. On July 23rd the pair [...]
Ottawa Lawyer: Rollover on Highway 416 near Roger Stevens Dr.
Ottawa Accident Lawyer: On December 24, 2010 in the morning a woman in her 40s was taken to hospital after her car rolled over on Highway 416 near Roger Stevens Drive. It was reported that the driver was ejected from the vehicle. The woman is reported as suffering [...]
Accident Benefits Lawyer: What is a Catastrophic Injury?
An injured person in Ontario who suffers an impairment after a car accident can apply, often with the help of an experienced personal injury lawyer, for a determination of whether their impairment qualifies as a "catastrophic" impairment under Ontario's accident benefits. Catastrophic Impairment means: a) paraplegia or quadriplegia; b) [...]
Ottawa Car Accident Lawyer is Cited in Several US Blogs
You will recall our early blog posts about Ottawa personal injury lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth's interview about the changes to the statutory accident benefits and their likely negative impact on many accident victims in Ottawa and elsewhere in Ontario.
Ottawa Lawyer: Don’t let your adjuster RIP YOU OFF!
Yet again this week our Ottawa personal injury lawyer received a telephone call from an Ottawa accident victim who told us that he cannot get more physiotherapy through his accident benefits because his adjuster has "closed his file". Meaning what, exactly? She put it in a drawer? She is [...]
Ontario Makes Cuts to Auto Accident Insurance Coverage
Ottawa Personal Injury and Accident Lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth discusses coverage changes on CBC TV (click to view) Ottawa Personal Injury and Accident Lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth discusses the changes on CBC Radio’s “All in a Day” (click to listen) OTTAWA LAWYERS – Effective September 1, Ontario’s government has made drastic [...]
Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits- What are they and How do you get Them
If you have been in a car accident in Ontario, ask an experienced personal injury lawyer about your entitlement to statutory accident benefits (SABS). Until they are in a motor vehicle accident, most people in Ontario do not realize that they have no-fault accident benefits which provide rehabilitation and other [...]
Getting Compensation if You were At Fault in an Accident
Please do not assume that you cannot benefit from an Ottawa personal injury lawyer's advice because you think, or the police think, that you caused the accident. Do not dismiss the possibility of recovering damages in a single car accident. #1: Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits, also known as "No-fault benefits" Very significant [...]
SABS: Home Renovations, Work Accomodation, Vehicle Modification
INTRODUCTION to ACCIDENT BENEFITS People injured in motor vehicle accidents in Ontario generally qualify for statutory accident benefits (sometimes called accident benefits, ABs or SABS). Injured people, especially those who suffer mobility impairments, often face the challenge of being discharged from a rehabilitation centre, (The Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre, The [...]