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June 2012

Bad News for Accident Victims if Police Don’t Attend the Scene

News reports on Saturday suggest that the Ottawa Police Service is planning to reduce its attendance at motor vehicle accident scenes in order to reduce police costs in this area.  The plan is, apparently, to have people attend a collision reporting centre. If this plan solidifies, it will be of [...]

Ottawa lawyer: Why do I have to sign so many authorizations?

When new Ottawa personal injury clients sign up with Auger Hollingsworth, they are usually asked to sign a large number of authorizations.  Many new clients wonder why we need so many authorizations that are identical or very similar. Authorizations are the documents that give your lawyer permission to contact [...]

WSIAT Tribunal Preserves Car Accident Victim’s Right to Sue

The Workplace Safety Insurance Appeals Tribunal released a 29-page decision today preserving our client's right to sue for damages for compensation following a single vehicle accident where she was the passenger.  Our client had advanced a claim for compensation.  In addition to defending the claim, the insurance company for the [...]

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Why do I need an Ottawa personal injury lawyer?

At our law firm we are regularly reminded why it is vitally important to get legal help early after an Ottawa motor vehicle accident.  When you don't, valuable evidence can be lost or forgotten. Recently we were preparing our client for examination for discovery.  That is the step in the [...]

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