Personal Injury

Ontario’s Limitations Act, 2002, gives you two years to begin legal action on a personal injury claim. Its provisions and exceptions are confusing, and amendments have been made over the years, but law firms in Hamilton assess your situation so an accident lawyer can help win your case. Read this post to learn more.

After a personal injury, you may be entitled to up to approximately $364,000 in non-pecuniary damages (pain and suffering) to compensate for pain, stress, loss of enjoyment of life, and more. Ontario courts can assess your injury or a personal injury lawyer can estimate your claim. Read this post to learn more.

Whether you slipped or tripped while on someone else’s property or your personal injury was the result of carelessness on your part, the fact of the matter is that slip and falls often result in long-term health consequences.

With the onset of spring and summer, many people across Ontario will choose to take advantage of sunny weather and walk to their destination.

If you are entering civil court to gain compensation for an injury, chances are high that you may be offered an out of court settlement. This is an important decision that should only be made after consultation with your lawyer, who will use their expertise to determine the facts of the case and your chances of winning. However, there are some pros and cons to settling that should be kept in mind when making the decision.

One of the most common injuries after any car accident, even relatively minor fender benders, is whiplash. Whiplash is sometimes considered a minor injury, and usually will not cause any long term issues.

Many people are injured in accidents in Ontario every day. Often, the cause is a mistake on someone else's part. And when the injury is serious, filing a personal injury claim may seem like the right thing to do but it can get challenging as the rules and regulations governing injury claims are complicated.

In most cities all over Canada, there are numerous precautions in place to protect pedestrians, including designated footpaths, well lit crosswalks, and flashing crossing signals. But over the past decade, pedestrian fatalities and injuries throughout Ontario have risen to record highs.

If you’ve been in an accident, experienced harassment or discrimination, or suffered due to medical or police negligence you may be wondering if a lawyer is necessary.

Filing a personal injury lawsuit can be incredibly stressful – on top of your pain and suffering, physical therapy, and other medical treatments, you must now deal with a mountain of paperwork filled with complicated language.

Greedy. Untrustworthy. Sharks. Ambulance chasers. These are just a few of the stereotypical descriptions common to personal injury lawyers, often provoked by unflattering portrayals in the media.

Have you ever wondered how compensation for personal injury claims is calculated? If someone is injured in a car or motorcycle accident, can they be compensated for loss of earnings as well as medical treatment?