Accident Benefits Lawyer: What is a Catastrophic Injury?
An injured person in Ontario who suffers an impairment after a car accident can apply, often with the help of an experienced personal injury lawyer, for a determination of whether their impairment qualifies as a "catastrophic" impairment under Ontario's accident benefits. Catastrophic Impairment means: a) paraplegia or quadriplegia; b) [...]
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer: Had an Accident in Ottawa?
As a personal injury lawyer in Ottawa I have one overriding suggestion: What ever you do, tell the truth. Tell the truth to the insurance company, if you chose to talk to them. Tell the truth to your doctors, including the insurance company's doctors, when you describe your symptoms, [...]
NEW BOOK HELPS ONTARIO WOMEN COPE WITH CAR ACCIDENTS
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth’s Book “Crash Course: A Savvy Woman’s Guide to Ontario Accident Claims” Helps Women Through the Settlement and Legal Process FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2009, Ottawa, ON - Ottawa lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth has authored a new book written to help women protect their legal [...]
Ottawa Lawyer | Facebook Evidence Causes Judge To Rethink Lawsuit
Our personal injury lawyers know that what happened to this man could happen to you! A Newfoundland man's lawsuit was ruined, partly due to Facebook postings which contradicted his claims. The man filed the lawsuit after he suffered whiplash as a result of two car accidents in 2001 and [...]
Ottawa Lawyer | Legal Threshold to Sue After an Ontario Car Accident
Ottawa personal injury and accident lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth spoke to several hundred personal injury lawyers in Toronto on Friday, May 29, 2009 about the legal threshold to sue for injuries for pain and suffering after an Ontario car accident. The talk focussed on 3 cases decided over the past [...]
Ontario Woman Awarded $59,935 In Housekeeping Damages Following Car Accident
As your personal injury lawyer, we will often advance a claim for lost housekeeping capacity after a serious accident. Here is what happened in a recent Toronto personal injury case. A woman was injured after the car she was driving was struck by another vehicle. As a result of [...]
Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyer | Accident Claim
Just like in the movies and John Grisham novels, if you have been seriously injured some personal injury lawyers, or people working on their behalf, will approach you in the hospital. Sometimes, they "pop their heads in" while purportedly visiting another client nearby. While it is okay to speak to [...]
Motorcycle Accident Warning
The Ottawa personal injury lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth thought that if you ride a motorcycle in Ottawa, you may be amused by the following safety slogan used by a number of municipalities in the U.S
Ottawa Car Accident Lawyer: Surviving Whiplash
Ottawa motor vehicle accident personal injury lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth are very excited about a newly released book by Dr. Mark Frobb.
Ottawa Lawyer: Ottawa Amusement Park Injuries
As Ottawa personal injury lawyers who also like to have fun, we know it is a drag to talk about injuries at amusement parks. However, they are a reality. Would you know what to do if you or a loved one were injured in an accident at an amusement park [...]
