How do we put a dollar value on your injury? Here’s the scoop.
In Canada, the amount of money you can receive for pain and suffering is capped at just under $400,000, indexed to inflation. But if you are not at the cap because of the nature of your injuries, we research what judges have decided in cases like yours. If there’s [...]
What are Statutory Accident Benefits and what do they cover
Statutory Accident Benefits, or SABS, pay for expenses related to car accident injuries in Ontario. The coverage pays for health costs NOT covered by OHIP or the government. These benefits offer support to victims recovering from injury and help with related income expenses. The SABS schedule is a form [...]
Want the best possible outcome for your personal injury case? You must read this.
Optimizing Your Personal Injury Case: A Must-Read Guide You signed on the dotted line, met with your team at Auger Hollingsworth and breathed easy knowing you’re in good hands. You were also given a copy of the Auger Hollingsworth Welcome magazine…but in the post-accident shuffle, you just never got [...]
The Road to Recovery: Navigating Your Successful Personal Injury Case in Ontario
We are delighted to share that the new book by Richard Auger and Brenda Hollingsworth, The Road to Recovery, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The book is written for people who have been involved in an accident and their loved ones, as well for lawyers and paralegals who [...]
The Road to Recovery by Brenda Hollingsworth and Richard Auger (2022)
For too long, the process of resolving a personal injury claim after a serious accident has been a deep, dark secret. It’s only become even more perplexing in recent years, as so-called settlement mill firms have moved into Ontario and started promoting the instant gratification of fast settlements. [...]
Round of Applause!
Best Ottawa Business Awards & Top Choice Award It’s the end-of-the-year awards season and we’re thrilled to share some news with you! The Best Ottawa Business Awards (The BOBs) is an annual award ceremony that celebrates Ottawa's history of innovative, ethical, and profitable businesses, and recognizes its entrepreneurial spirit. For 2021, Auger Hollingsworth [...]
Tune in and Ask the Expert (Brenda, that is!)
We’re continuing our Ask the Expert series on CTV going into the new year. Don’t forget to tune into CTV Ottawa on these days to ask Brenda a question and learn a little more about personal injury law. Ask the Expert Wednesday, December 1st 2021 Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 [...]
What Are Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Damages?
There are some damages after an accident that aren’t exactly measured in a specific amount of money lost. That’s why it’s important to understand the difference between pecuniary damages and non-pecuniary damages. Here, we focus on compensatory losses, which are generally categorized into pecuniary damages and non-pecuniary damages. We’ll [...]
Should you sign on the dotted line?
Personal injury claims attract a lot of paperwork – including an exit interview form for medical assessments. But before you sign off and give the assessor a good review, talk to us. Signing off on forms like these make it hard to dispute or argue against what the assessor [...]
Removing the pain from claiming Long-Term Disability.
Having a long-term disability claim denied is a lot like adding insult to injury – especially when short-term disability runs outs. Yet, there are several ways to take the pain out of long-term disability (LTD), starting with how you gather information. According to Auger Hollingsworth co-founder Brenda Hollingsworth, clients [...]
