When should I call the Police after an Ontario motor vehicle accident?
After suffering a motor vehicle accident in Ottawa there are many things going through your mind. Many people wonder when they should call the Police to the scene. Is it only when there is significant damage to the car, or are there other considerations to keep in mind?If you have [...]
4 True Facts About Ontario Insurance Claims After a Car Accident
1. An Ottawa auto accident claim is not a get rich quick scheme. Awards of money for pain and suffering are very modest in Ontario. The most severe injuries (think quadriplegia or the worst brain injury) will receive less than $350,000 for pain and suffering. Sometimes injured victims receive [...]
Ottawa Lawyer | Legal Threshold to Sue After an Ontario Car Accident
Ottawa personal injury and accident lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth spoke to several hundred personal injury lawyers in Toronto on Friday, May 29, 2009 about the legal threshold to sue for injuries for pain and suffering after an Ontario car accident. The talk focussed on 3 cases decided over the past [...]
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers: Damages for Pain and Suffering / Non-Pecuniary Damages in Ontario
Your personal injury lawyer will tell you that the information and evidence an Ontario injured accident victim gathers and collects to support his or her claim for damages for pain and suffering is very helpful if it provides evidence of how the accident has impacted the victim’s life. In Ontario, the calculation [...]
Ottawa Car Accidents and Pain, Suffering and Loss of Enjoyment of Life
If you have been in an Ottawa car accident or a car accident elsewhere in Eastern Ontario and want to sue for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, you must prove that you have suffered a “threshold injury”. What does that mean? It means you have suffered: permanent serious impairment of [...]
Does Your Ontario Personal Injury Case Meet the Legal Threshold?
If you are an Ontario motor vehicle accident victim, you probably received a letter from an insurance company telling you that you cannot sue for pain and suffering unless your injuries meet the legal “threshold”. The “threshold issue” is whether the plaintiff (I.e. the injured victim”) has sustained a [...]