Bus accidents and school bus safety: tips for parents
OTTAWA ACCIDENT LAWYER – With summer long gone and school underway, it’s always nerve-wracking for parents to watch their children board that yellow bus in the morning. To help ease that anxiety, we’ve put together a helpful new article: School Bus and Transit Bus Accidents: Who’s at Fault? Every [...]
Albert Street Accident Kills Man and Woman, Ottawa
OTTAWA ACCIDENT LAWYER – A 35-year-old Ottawa woman has died in hospital, succumbing to injuries obtained when she and her husband were struck by a car at an Ottawa bus stop Thursday evening. The couple was waiting for a bus on Albert Street just west of Bank Street, when at [...]
Ottawa Accident Victim’s Feedback on our Services
Sometimes the practice of law is frustrating and (seemingly) thankless. And then, out of the blue, you get an email like this: It was really nice to see you today. I just want to say thanks again even though I feel that thank you is just too ordinary word [...]
Ottawa Amusement Park Accident Lawyers
Amusement Park injuries in Ottawa and elsewhere in Ontario are common and can be serious. Every year people are injured at the Ottawa Exhibition, local country fairs, Calypso Water Park and other travelling midways. Amusement park accidents can result in bone fractures, whiplash injuries, brain injuries ranging from concussions to [...]
Ottawa Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers- Useful Links
Resources for Spinal Cord Injury Patients If you have suffered a spinal cord injury in Ottawa, you should be aware of the resources* available to you in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. Ottawa Hospitals Serving Accident Victims: The Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre: Located next to the Ottawa General Hospital on Smyth [...]
Kingston Ontario Car Acccident Lawyer
If you were injured in a Kingston accident, or an accident in Sydenham, Bath, Gananoque, Railton or an accident in any other town in the Frontenac County area, our experienced Kingston personal injury lawyers can help you. For Kingston motor vehicle accidents we will help you handle: Your Ontario Statutory [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]