Ottawa Lawyer – How to Wreck Your Case at Discovery
If you are injured in an Ontario accident, your Ottawa personal injury lawyer may start a law suit on your behalf. One very important step in your case is your examination for discovery. The evidence you give, and how you give it, will have a serious impact on the insurance company's [...]
Ottawa Accident Lawyer: How Do You Talk To Your Doctor?
If you have had a serious Ottawa motor vehicle accident, you know it is important to seek prompt and regular medical advice from your family physician, even if you are also seeing a physiotherapist or chiropractor. in most cases you will want to see your doctor before you see [...]
Had an Ottawa Accident? Remember, Honesty is the Best Policy
Ottawa Lawyer: If you have had a serious Ottawa accident, no matter what, do not exaggerate your losses in terms of pain and suffering or in terms of out-of-pocket expenses. To do so is the kiss of death for your case. You effectively play into the insurance company’s premise [...]
Ontario Child Injury Claim Lawyer
All settlements of cases involving minors (or others under a legal disability) require court approval. This is to protect the child to ensure: The settlement appears appropriate relative to the injury and precedent cases; and The legal fees and expenses charged by your child's lawyer are fair and appropriate [...]
Ottawa Child Accident Lawyer | Does My Child Have A Case?
The answer to this question depends on two things: Can you establish that someone else was negligent? This means was the accident someone else's fault, either because they broke the law or because they did something that a reasonable person would consider unsafe and would not do.AND Was your [...]
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 [...]
Ontario Accident Lawyer: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – An Overview
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to one or two terrifying events that threatened or caused grave physical harm. Background An Egyptian physician in 1900 BCE was the earliest to deal with some aspects of hysterical reactions to trauma. Much later, Sigmund [...]
Ottawa Lawyer Explains: Your Claim Fails if You Lie!
As Ontario personal injury lawyers we are telling it like it is. You lie, you lose your accident case. Here are 6 lies that will tank your Ontario Accident case. Fast: 1. Hide past car accidents from your lawyer. 2. Hide past injuries. 3. Exaggerate your income loss. 4. Misrepresent your activity level. [...]
Track the Impact of Your Ontario Accident on Your Life- Ottawa Lawyer
The Ottawa injury lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth tell every client we meet to keep records of the effect of the accident on their lives. The clients who enjoy the best outcomes are the clients who get this advice shortly after their accident and who follow it carefully. Your Ottawa personal [...]
Be Mindful of Limitation Periods in Your Ontario Accident Claim
Most Ontario motor vehicle accident claims on behalf of an adult must be started within two years of the date of the accident. However, to preserve your right to pre-judgment interest, you are required to give a form of notice to the drivers against whom you may claim within 120 [...]
