Winter Driving: Personal Injury Lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth on CTVMorningLive
As the winter driving accidents start to pile up, Auger Hollingsworth personal injury lawyers founder, Brenda Hollingsworth, spoke to Annette Goerner about safe driving in winter conditions. Did you know? The number one reason our personal injury lawyers hear from at fault drivers who caused a collision is that [...]
It’s Not Big Brother Watching… Just a Private Investigator!
If you’ve been in an accident and begun your injury case, there is a good chance that you will be the subject of some surveillance by a private investigator. When you make a personal injury claim, it is the insurance company’s job to make sure that your story is [...]
Good Driving Music is Quiet Music
When we think of dangerous driving music, you might imagine rock-and-roll (rather than, say, classical opera), but a study out of Memorial University in Newfoundland suggests that the volume, rather than the kind of music, is more important for safety. In the study, any kind of music became distracting right [...]
How to Be a Great Witness
When testifying in an personal injury case, it is important to know how to be a good witness. This may seem as simple as answering questions when asked, and while this is certainly the basics of testifying, being on the witness stand can involve much more than you may [...]
3 Things to Know When Working with an Adjuster
Many people deal directly with an adjuster at the insurance company when injured in an accident to get fair compensation. In a large number of cases, you might not need a lawyer if you have a small injury or if the loss is straightforward. Here are a few things you [...]
Getting Compensation After Snowmobile Accidents in Ontario
Every winter our personal injury lawyers are hired by families of people who have been seriously injured, or who have died, while driving a snowmobile or skidoo in Ontario. As fun as they are, snowmobiles can be dangerous and serious snowmobile accidents happen every single season in Ontario. Auger [...]
Can I Get Sued If I Give Someone COVID-19?
There has been recent media discussion about possible lawsuits against Ontarians who host social gatherings over the holidays. Some news outlets suggest that if a guest contracts COVID-19 after attending your house party, you could be found liable in negligence as the host. Our firm does not recommend breaching [...]
Broken Bones After an Ontario Accident | Toronto, ON
Broken bones or fractures are very common after accidents involving motor vehicles and also where people have fallen. In our Toronto personal injury law practice, we regularly see clients with fractures ranging from skull or facial bones to ankles feet and toes and everything in between! It is generally easier [...]
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect In Ontario
When your loved one moved to an Ontario Nursing Home, you expected they would receive the best care. And so did they. And yet, the lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth Injury Lawyers have heard from sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandkids about situations of abuse and neglect of elderly nursing [...]
What is a Pre-trial and Why Do I Need One?
This post was originally published on Nov 3rd, 2010 and updated on June 17th, 2020. If you have a personal injury lawsuit in Ottawa or certain other jurisdictions in this Eastern Ontario, you will have a pretrial before your case goes to trial before a judge or a judge and jury. [...]
