Ontario School Bus and Transit Bus Accidents: Who’s at Fault?
Every fall, 800 000 Ontario students once again start taking the bus to school every day – and that’s not counting the large number who use public transit to get there. With that many buses on the road, it would be impossible for everyone to get though the year [...]
Have You Suffered a Slip and Fall In Kingston?
The injury lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth can help you with your Kingston injury claim. You may be entitled to compensation because of an injury on someone else's property in Kingston or the surrounding areas. We handle cases where injuries have occured on ice in Kingston or elsewhere in Ontario. Have you tripped over a [...]
Driving While Sending Text Messages Causes Ontario Accidents
Statistics of accidents resulting from text messaging and driving at the same time show that text messaging while driving is one of the leading causes of fatal accidents in recent times. In a recent research study conducted, it was found that text messaging while driving is deadlier than drunk driving [...]
SABS: Home Renovations, Work Accomodation, Vehicle Modification
INTRODUCTION to ACCIDENT BENEFITS People injured in motor vehicle accidents in Ontario generally qualify for statutory accident benefits (sometimes called accident benefits, ABs or SABS). Injured people, especially those who suffer mobility impairments, often face the challenge of being discharged from a rehabilitation centre, (The Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre, The [...]
Death and Funeral Benefits Available Through Statutory Accident Benefits
After a fatal motor vehicle accident, regardless of who was at fault for the accident, there are certain benefits available through the statutory accident benefits (also known as SABS, ABs or no-fault benefits). The most important provisions provide: The accident benefit insurer will pay a death benefit relating to [...]
Important Answers About Statutory Accident Benefits
QUESTION 1: I was in a car accident. Who Pays my Medical Expenses? Ontario has a partial no fault car insurance system. That means that there are certain benefits that are paid to an injured person regardless of whether or not you were at fault in the accident, subject [...]
Seat Belt Syndrome and Ontario Car Accidents
I was interested to read the following article on "Seat Belt Syndrome": http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2031975 So who is to blame here? Research shows that in most cases of seatbelt syndrome, the children were not restrained properly in their seats. If you are driving a child, take the time to double check [...]
Ontario’s Booster Seat Law Seeks to Limit Injuries to Kids in Accidents
In Ontario, Canada in 2005, a law was passed that made booster seats mandatory for children who are too big for car seats and too small for ordinary adult seat belts. Children who are too small for booster seats must use a car seat by law. The specifics are [...]
Ottawa Car Accidents and Pain, Suffering and Loss of Enjoyment of Life
If you have been in an Ottawa car accident or a car accident elsewhere in Eastern Ontario and want to sue for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, you must prove that you have suffered a “threshold injury”. What does that mean? It means you have suffered: permanent serious impairment of [...]
Did the air bag deploy in your Ontario Car accident?
Did the air bag deploy in your Ontario Car accident? Many of our clients comment on the serious aftermath of an air bag exploding in their faces during an accident. For example, we have a client who lost an eye when an air bag dislodged part of the dashboard [...]
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