#AskCoreySax The automobile insurance you carry as a driver in Ontario provides benefits in the event you are injured in a crash. The Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, which is also referred to as the SABS, enables you to receive the medical care and treatment you need to recover from your injuries as well as other benefits, such as lost earnings. Changes to the Ontario Insurance Act in recent years could affect your rights to benefits, so it is important to understand how the SABS works. What are your rights under the SABS after an accident? The Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule ...
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#AskCoreySax It doesn’t matter what your interests might be, chances are you will find an outdoor festival dedicated to them in Ontario, Canada. Festivals dedicated to music, food, beer and other themes will be going on throughout the summer with at least two of them allowing attendees to bring cannabis onto the event site. Festivals bring together large crowds of people in relatively confined areas, which could lead to injuries no matter how much effort promoters put into their efforts to safeguard attendees. Before heading out to your first festival of the season, take a few moments to learn about ...
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#AskCoreySax When someone is at fault in causing an accident, an injured party has the right to make a claim for compensation. Things are not so simple when the party responsible for causing your injuries is a city or other municipality. The law gives you up to two years to file a lawsuit for personal injuries, but if a municipality is the responsible party, you could lose the right to sue unless you give the municipality notice of the accident within 10 days. Municipal obligation for roads and bridges Under the Ontario Municipal Act, bridges and highways fall under the ...
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#AskCoreySax Whether you are injured in a car crash or by slipping and falling on debris left on the floor while shopping at your local grocery store, you could have the right to recover damages as compensation for your injuries. Protecting and enforcing your right to be compensated starts by having a clear understanding of your rights and obtaining the services of an experienced personal injury lawyer to assist you. Proving negligence Unless you were injured in a motor vehicle accident subject to Ontario no-fault law, personal injury claims require proof that another party’s negligence caused the accident. Negligence is ...
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#AskCoreySax According to the Canadian Automobile Association, motorists can reduce their child’s risk of being seriously injured or killed in an accident by 71 percentsimply by installing and using a child car seat in their vehicles. Provincial and territorial laws have been enacted requiring the use of car seats to ensure the safety of passengers younger than 16 years of age. Parents, grandparents, babysitters and anyone else transporting a child in a vehicle must ensure the child is safely secured or risk being fined and incurring demerit points. There is a wide assortment of car seats on the market, but making the correct ...
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#AskCoreySax There are a number of ways in which you could suffer an injury through no fault of your own. People refer to them as accidents, but in many instances, they are the result of someone’s negligent conduct. Whether it’s a car accident, a slip and fall on someone’s property, a defective product or doctor’s failure to properly diagnose and treat an illness or injury, you could be entitled to receive compensation from the negligent party. There are some common mistakes people make that inevitably hurt a personal injury case. Failing to be evaluated by a physician Insurance companies are ...
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#AskCoreySax When a friend or relative asks to borrow your car, the simple act of handing over the keys could unleash a Pandora’s Box of legal issues in the event of an accident. It’s difficult to say “no,” but before handing over the keys, you should consider what your act of kindness might cost you and what questions you should ask the other person to protect yourself. Your insurance goes along with your car When someone borrows your car and has an accident, any claims for damages by other parties are made against your insurance policy. The accident goes against ...
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#AskCoreySax Commercial and residential high rise buildings have become a common sight in most cities throughout Ontario. Cities, such as Toronto where 30 percent of residential buildings are at least five storeys tall, have come to rely on taller structures to accommodate the increased demand for housing and office space. Occupants of high rise buildings should have an action plan in place in the event a fire breaks out in their building. High rise fire safety in Ontario The Ontario Ministry of Housing classifies all buildings that are at least seven storeys high as high buildings under its building code. High rise buildings ...
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#AskCoreySax People assume the toys they buy for their children are safe and will not cause them any harm. However, accidents caused by the toys children play with cause injuries and deaths each year. Canadian laws and regulations impose a burden on manufacturers and sellers of children’s toys to ensure the toys sold are safe, but toys posing choking hazards and other life-threatening dangers to children continue to be made and sold. Unfortunately, choking on small objects is not the only hazard posed by defective toys. Hazards posed by defective toys According to a study released by the Public Health Agency of Canada, at ...
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#AskCoreySax Doing something that causes harm to another person is what most people might consider when asked to describe negligence. Sometimes, it can be the failure to do something that could lead a court to award compensation to an injured victim. In either case, it is the negligent conduct of people that makes them liable for the harm they cause. As a general rule, determining negligence depends on the party suffering harm to prove the following: Existence of a duty of care Breach of the duty Harm caused by the breach Unless a victim can prove all three elements, negligence ...
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