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  • Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Is a Cab Driver Liable in Case of an Accident?
#AskCoryRubin In major cities throughout Ontario, a large segment of the population relies on taxi cabs each day. As an example, there are more than 5,000 taxis driven by more than 10,000 licensed cab drivers in Toronto, and an estimatedย 60,000people in the city make use of them each day. Taxis are a convenient way to…
  • Monday, 18 September 2017
How Social Media Can Affect Your Personal Injury Claim
#AskKevinButler The widespread belief that social media has become a part of everyday life is backed by statistics showingย 3.4 billionย people using social media around the world. Closer to home, almost 89 percent of the population of Canada uses the internet, and 64 percent of them have accounts on at least one social media platform. Ontario…
  • Friday, 15 September 2017
Making a Claim Against the City
#AskMichaelBlois As a general rule, if you are injured due to the negligence of another person or entity, you have the right to make a claim for compensation against that party. If the entity you wish to sue is a city or municipality in Ontario, you must speak to a personal injury lawyer, and you…
  • Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Red Light Cameras: Are They Effective?
#AskRobertGabor Plans to double the number of Toronto intersections where red-light cameras are in operation from the currentย 77 locationsย were announced by city officials as part efforts to improve road safety. The cameras resulted in more than 36,000 motorists being charged last year with violations. A question that always arises when red-light cameras are mentioned is…
  • Monday, 11 September 2017
Insurance Companies Entitled To Conduct Examinations Under Oath
#AskStevenWilder Whether you are a driver, passenger or pedestrian injured in a car accident in Ontario, you are entitled toย Statutory Accident Benefitsย regardless of who was at fault in causing the accident. The Car Accident Claim Filing Process Filing a claim for accident benefits begins by notifying your insurance broker, agent or claims representative and completing…
  • Friday, 08 September 2017
Railway Safety in Ontario
#AskHeikkiCoxKikkajoon There are more thanย 48,000 kilometresย of railway tract throughout Canada, making it one of the largest systems in the world. Passenger and freight trains operate relatively incident free on a daily basis, but there were more thanย 1,000 railwayย accidents last year, including derailments and collisions. Of all railway accidents in Canada last year, 13 percent of…
  • Wednesday, 06 September 2017
Pain and Suffering Compensation in Ontario
#AskSimonDiamond When an accident victim meets with a Toronto lawyer to talk about filing a claim for compensation, a topic that must be touched upon is the difference between pain and suffering awards in the U.S. and Canada. News stories about multimillion dollar awards for pain and suffering in the U.S. simply do not happen…
  • Monday, 04 September 2017
Risk of Renting Your Property Via Airbnb
#AskJoshuaHimel The ability to earn extra money by renting all or a portion of your home, apartment or condominium through a simple, app-based process is the lure attracting many property owners and property renters to Airbnb. The company claims more than 627,000 people have used its service since it began operating in Canada in 2009 with Ontario…
  • Friday, 01 September 2017
Civil and Criminal Cases: Resolving Private vs. Public Wrongs
#AskSandraZisckind Civil cases and criminal cases each seek to right a wrong by using the courts, but other than that, the two types of cases are very different. Criminal cases, for instance, are brought by the government or the Crown against an individual, known as the defendant, accused of violating a law, such as the…
  • Wednesday, 30 August 2017
How Do Pre-existing Conditions Affect Your Personal Injury Case?
#AskIsaacZisckind The principle behind personal injury claims is a simple one: Make victims of the negligence of other parties whole again. But, what happens in cases in which the victim has a condition that existed prior to the most recent injury? Someone ordered to pay damages to an accident victim who was more susceptible than…

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