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A Guide to Hit-and-Run Accidents in Toronto
A Guide to Hit-and-Run Accidents in Toronto Hit-and-run accidents occur in Toronto every single day. Anyone can become a victim of a hit-and-run accident when someone else strikes their moving or parked vehicle or hits them while they are on foot or on a bike and flee...
Why Was My Long-Term Disability Claim Denied?
Why Was My Long-Term Disability Claim Denied? According to the Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN), approximately 30% of adults in Canada have access to a long-term disability (LTD) insurance policy. However, it is not uncommon for insurance companies to deny...
How to Successfully Claim for Long Term Disability Benefits in Ontario
How to Successfully Claim for Long Term Disability Benefits in Ontario Life can be unpredictable. Unexpected illnesses or accidents can render us with impairments that we did not previously have. If you have had one of these things happen to you, you could be entitled...
How to Navigate Wrongful Death Claims in Ontario
How to Navigate Wrongful Death Claims in Ontario Did your loved one suffer a wrongful death accident?It is always painful when a loved one passes away, especially if you believe that the death was a result of the negligent actions of another party. Apart from mourning...
Injured on Public Transit in Toronto? You Can Make a Claim
Injured on Public Transit in Toronto? You Can Make a Claim With more than 500 million riders yearly and 2 million riders during weekdays, TTC has the third largest ridership in North America. This means accidents involving Toronto's public transport system are...
Bitten by a Dog? You Can Make a Claim Against the Owner
Bitten by a Dog? You Can Make a Claim Against the Owner When dog attacks happen in Ontario, they are not only painful for the victim, but they can also lead to costly settlements for the owner. This is because dog bites are considered very serious incidents and animal...
Can Children Make Personal Injury Claims in Canada?
Can Children Make Personal Injury Claims in Canada? Did you know that injuries are an "invisible epidemic" among children and young adults? In fact, injuries are the leading cause of death in children in Canada. When someone else causes your child to get hurt, you...
Do You Have a Claim for a Car Accident Injury?
Car Accident Injury Claims: Do You Have a Claim? There are over 300,000 car accidents in Canada each year. Many of those accidents result in severe mental and physical injuries, trauma, and sometimes, death. After an accident, you can incur costly medical bills and...
How to Successfully Make a Claim for a Spinal Cord Injury
How to Successfully Make a Claim for a Spinal Cord Injury There are more than 4,000 new spinal cord injuries in Canada every year. Traumatic spinal cord injuries occur at a rate of approximately 1,298 incidents per million people.Out of all of these people, the...
Your Guide to Long Term Disability Claims in Ontario
Your Guide to Long Term Disability Claims in Ontario A long-term disability can have severe consequences on a person’s wellbeing. Incidents like a car accident or a health condition like arthritis, heart disease, diabetes and cancer can prevent a person from working...
How to Claim for Slipping and Falling in Shopping Malls
How to Claim for Slipping and Falling in Shopping Malls Although they might appear minor at first, a slip and fall can have serious consequences if it happens to the wrong person. Unfortunately, many of these falls happen in what might appear the safest of places,...
What are Psychological Injury Claims?
What are Psychological Injury Claims? While many of us might assume a personal injury to be physical in nature, there are often situations where an injury can be emotional, mental, or psychological. Although these injuries might not be visible or obvious to others,...
How to Claim Compensation for Chronic Pain Sufferers
How to Claim Compensation for Chronic Pain Sufferers Many of us experience unwanted pain from time to time caused by illness or injuries. However, for a growing proportion of Ontario’s population, this pain is constant and long-lasting. Known as chronic pain, this...
How to Claim If You Fall Over on Snow & Ice in Toronto
Though the winter gives Canadians the opportunity to carry out their favourite winter sports and seasonal activities, it can also make our day-to-day lives more hazardous. Slipping on ice or snow is no exception to that, with hundreds of people suffering from damaging...