Avoid Child Injury Using Booster Seats
Mandatory Use of Booster Seats for Child Safety Booster seats are mandatory for children who are too big for car seats and too small for ordinary adult seat belts. Children who are too small for booster seats must use a car seat by law. The specifics are as follows: Babies [...]
Ottawa Kids in Serious Car Accidents
No child should die or be injured in an Ottawa motor vehicle accident that was preventable. This is the goal of the creators of www.kidsandcars.org. The website presents personal stories, videos and experiences providing a very useful resource to find out what to pay attention to when it comes to [...]
Ontario Child Injury Claim Lawyer
All settlements of cases involving minors (or others under a legal disability) require court approval. This is to protect the child to ensure: The settlement appears appropriate relative to the injury and precedent cases; and The legal fees and expenses charged by your child's lawyer are fair and appropriate [...]
Lawyer: Negligence Causing Personal Injury to Ontario Children
Here are examples of negligence that could result in injuries to your child. Motor Vehicle Accidents The driver of the car driving the child did any of the following: Unsafe or illegal left turn. Failure to stop at a stop sign or traffic light. Losing control by speeding or [...]
Ottawa Child Accident Lawyer | Does My Child Have A Case?
The answer to this question depends on two things: Can you establish that someone else was negligent? This means was the accident someone else's fault, either because they broke the law or because they did something that a reasonable person would consider unsafe and would not do.AND Was your [...]
Ottawa Personal Injury for Children | Settlement
What Will Happen To My Child's Settlement Money or Money Received from a Judgment? Many parents worry about what happens to the compensation their child will receive by settlement or at trial. There are two main ways your child's injury lawyer will protect your child's compensation: An annuity or structured [...]
Ottawa Child Injury Lawyer | Personal Injury
General Information About Your Child's Personal Injury If your child has been injured in an accident, you need lawyers committed to representing children to ensure your child has the financial compensation needed to maximize recovery. Ottawa personal injury lawyers, Auger Hollingsworth, recognize that protecting your child's rights requires special [...]
Bus accidents and school bus safety: tips for parents
OTTAWA ACCIDENT LAWYER – With summer long gone and school underway, it’s always nerve-wracking for parents to watch their children board that yellow bus in the morning. To help ease that anxiety, we’ve put together a helpful new article: School Bus and Transit Bus Accidents: Who’s at Fault? Every [...]
Seat Belt Syndrome and Ontario Car Accidents
I was interested to read the following article on "Seat Belt Syndrome": http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2031975 So who is to blame here? Research shows that in most cases of seatbelt syndrome, the children were not restrained properly in their seats. If you are driving a child, take the time to double check [...]
Ontario’s Booster Seat Law Seeks to Limit Injuries to Kids in Accidents
In Ontario, Canada in 2005, a law was passed that made booster seats mandatory for children who are too big for car seats and too small for ordinary adult seat belts. Children who are too small for booster seats must use a car seat by law. The specifics are [...]
