Ottawa Lawyer’s Winter Driving Tips
Ontario driving in winter weather is both dangerous and challenging. Winter driving know-how is key to delivering you and your family safely to your destination without an Ottawa car accident. Our Ottawa personal injury lawyers have collected the following winter driving tips to help keep you accident-free. Remove Snow and [...]
Ottawa Accident Lawyer’s Insurance Bloopers of 2010
Reflecting on Insurance Company Practices in 2010 As we wind down 2010, the Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers at our law firm wanted to share some of the "low lights" of our dealings with insurance companies on behalf of our clients in 2010. Here are our top four this year: [...]
Ottawa Accident: Rear Facing Car Seats for Toddlers
Ottawa Lawyer: When my kids were babies, I could not wait until they reached 20 pounds so I could switch them into the front facing car seat. I felt it was easier to keep an eye on them since I was always convinced that they might be choking or otherwise [...]
Ottawa Accident Lawyer: Head Injury After Collision
Ottawa accident lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth urges Ottawa motorists to avoid winter Ottawa car accidents by adapting your driving. The recent spate of serious and fatal accidents should remind all drivers to slow down, drive with snow tires and stay off the road in poor conditions. Most recently, a 30-year-old [...]
Client Earns More Compensation with an Ottawa Lawyer
An example from yesterday reminds me of how vulnerable most accident victims are when it comes to asserting their rights to accident benefits. We have a seriously injured Ottawa man whose accident took place in the late fall 2008.
Ontario’s Auto Insurance Deductible Hurts You
OTTAWA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER - It was a great week last week for three of my injured car accident victims in Ottawa. Their injury cases all settled, relatively early in the process, and all clients were pleased with the outcome. I was happy too. I felt like each of the [...]
Ottawa Lawyer | Why You Have to be Truthful in a Defence Medical
I want to share with you a section of a case decision that was released in Ontario. It is not my case and I do not know the lawyers or the parties involved. I do know this, however, the case sure does show how dangerous it is to overstate the extent of your injuries.
Ottawa Lawyer | A Housekeeping “Expert”? Give me a Break!
OTTAWA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER - A client asked me a legitimate question today about why I feel the need to hire an expert occupational therapist to evaluate her housekeeping capacity when she has already testified about it and, well, it’s not like it’s rocket science. Given the report will not [...]
Protect Your Ottawa Lawsuit from Facebook in 5 Easy Steps
OTTAWA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER - Eight months ago I wrote about the dangers for litigants who post their lives on social media pages. At that time, there were way fewer adults on Facebook and similar sites. My warning, I am certain, went largely ignored. The use of Facebook and now [...]
Ottawa Lawyer: Free Book from a North Carolina Injury Attorney
useful information for a personal injury claim can be difficult, but Attorney Brent Adams' new book, "Ten Costly Mistakes That Can Wreck Your North Carolina Cases" eases the process for North Carolina residents.