Ottawa Lawyer | Accident Benefits and Catastrophic Injuries
OTTAWA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER - What would you do for money if you were catastrophically injured in a single car accident and there was no-one to sue? It is very easy to identify millions of dollars in necessities, not luxuries, that are needed by quadriplegics or others with profound [...]
Ottawa Lawyer | Restrictions on Discovery in an Ontario Accident Case
Starting next year there will be greater restrictions in Ontario on the amount of time that is spent examining parties to a law suit for discovery.
Ottawa Lawyer | A Parent Faces A Child’s Injury
When your child has been injured, there is the impatience to know what your child’s injuries are and what the future holds. That may be followed by the agony of having to make vital decisions for your child’s health care with no real rational way to determine if you are doing the right thing.
The Accident Blame Game and Resolving Your Ottawa Accident Case
Most personal injury lawyers are quite adept at naviagting though the injury waters. We can speak about compression fractures, and depression, rotator cuff tears and brain injury.
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 | Preserving Your Right to Fair Compensation In Ontario
OTTAWA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER - You may not be surprised to learn that with the current economic crisis upon us, the insurance industry is suggesting that it must reduce the benefits it offers to motor vehicle accident victims. Don’t be fooled. This is the industry’s cry every time there is [...]
What is Mandatory Mediation in an Ontario Personal Injury Case?
OTTAWA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER - If you have a personal injury law suit in Ottawa or in some other Ontario jurisdictions, you will be required to participate in mediation before the court will give you a trial date. Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution. It is a [...]
How Much Does it Cost to Hire an Ontario Accident Lawyer?
If you have been injured in an accident, the personal injury lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth work with clients to develop a payment plan that will work for you. Most personal injury lawyer's cases are funded on a contingency fee basis. This means our personal injury lawyers are paid a percentage [...]
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer: Had an Accident in Ottawa?
As a personal injury lawyer in Ottawa I have one overriding suggestion: What ever you do, tell the truth. Tell the truth to the insurance company, if you chose to talk to them. Tell the truth to your doctors, including the insurance company's doctors, when you describe your symptoms, [...]
Ottawa Lawyer | Legal Threshold to Sue After an Ontario Car Accident
Ottawa personal injury and accident lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth spoke to several hundred personal injury lawyers in Toronto on Friday, May 29, 2009 about the legal threshold to sue for injuries for pain and suffering after an Ontario car accident. The talk focussed on 3 cases decided over the past [...]