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 [...]
Ottawa Statutory Accident Benefit Lawyers | Ottawa No-fault Benefits Lawyers
All Ottawa drivers, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians are entitled to claim for accident benefits if they are injured in a motor vehicle accident. This is true, regardless of who was a fault for the accident or whether the injured person has his/her own insurance. The Statutory Accident Benefits are [...]
Does Your Ontario Personal Injury Case Meet the Legal Threshold?
If you are an Ontario motor vehicle accident victim, you probably received a letter from an insurance company telling you that you cannot sue for pain and suffering unless your injuries meet the legal “threshold”. The “threshold issue” is whether the plaintiff (I.e. the injured victim”) has sustained a [...]
Injury Lawyer: Investigating an Ottawa Motor Vehicle Collision
Have you ever wondered how the Ottawa Police Service investigates an Ottawa collision? According to the Ottawa Police website, after an accident, here is the protocol for calling the police: A police report is not required if damage to all vehicles is under $1,000. If there are injuries and [...]
