Every winter clients come to my office because they have fallen on a City sidewalk and hurt themselves. If this has happened to you then you need to immediately contact a lawyer. If you don’t report the fall to the Municipality within 10 days then you might lose all rights. It is extremely important that …
What happens if you get sick or have an accident and lose your mental capacity. Who is going to look after you? Who is going to pay your bills. Who is going to help you with doctors? If you have to go to a nursing home or other care facility what happens to your house? …
How times have changed. I remember as a boy riding in my father’s car. Not only were the cars humongous back then, nobody wore seatbelts. As kids we would jump around that car like animals. Thank god we never had a serious accident. Of course today wearing seatbelts in a car while driving is mandatory. …
When you are driving the most dangerous maneuver is when you make a left turn. In Ontario the Highway traffic Act provides that it is the responsibility of the person making the left turn to make sure the left turn can be made in safety. Here is the problem – let’s say you entered an …
Ontario’s current automobile insurance regime can be quite complicated and if you have had a serious car accident you should definitely consult with a lawyer. One of the most misunderstood aspects of Ontario auto insurance law is the no fault component. Most clients are surprised when I tell them that they must advise their own …
The older I get the more I come to realize how important it is too sleep well. Sleeping well is incredibly important to our overall health and well being. In the last twenty years a lot of research has gone into studying sleep and the effects of good or poor sleep on over all health. …
Our work is crucial to our ability to forge a good life for you. If we want a family, a car, or a house, gainful employment is vital. Of course, one of the biggest risks in life is when we get sick, have an accident, and cannot work. What happens then? It is always a …
Very rarely in law do we see a judge create a new category of claims–in legal terms it’s historic. But that is just what an Ontario judge has done. He awarded damages to a person whose privacy was violated. The case was about a young woman attending university who was pressured by her ex-boyfriend to …
Most people don’t realize that their home insurance, whether they rent or own, protects them from many other risks. I once took a case where a teenager lost sight in one eye after being hit by a snowball at school. The boy wasn’t participating in the snowball fight when he was hit. In the end, …