Accidents can occur to anyone, anywhere and at any time. Some of them result in minor injuries if we’re lucky, while others could result in a life-altering experience. Severe, chronic pain, permanent disability, enormous and constant medical expenses, loss of career and quality of life, amputation, disability or even death can occur. The first priority when accidents happen is of course to get the best and most appropriate medical treatment. Once this has been taken care of, it’s crucial that you consider talking to a reputed, experienced personal injury lawyer. This is because accidents are usually caused by someone’s fault or negligence. The injured are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the event.

One of the most serious injuries that can occur following an accident is a herniated or bulging disc injury. It causes severe pain and affects your mobility, while resulting in chronic problems with reflexes and sensitivity.

Herniated (slipped) disc or Bulging disc 

This condition may sometimes go undiagnosed even by experienced professionals. Following an accident, the injured are examined in the ER of busy local hospitals and if there are no immediate symptoms, the patient may be declared unhurt. However, certain types of injuries appear after a time delay. In the aftermath of an accident, our adrenaline rush may mask pain and discomfort and hence we may not report them to the physicians.

The vertebral column consists of 26 bones that are protected by discs that serve to absorb shocks while we move, jump, run etc. These discs have an inner and outer layer. Injuries cause the inner layer to bulge out into the outer layer, causing herniated or bulging discs. This protrusion or bulge puts pressure on the surrounding tissues and nerves, resulting in pain, numbness, immobility, weakness etc. Pain is felt based on the location of the herniation. You may also experience pain during sneezing, coughing or sudden movements. Some people experience numbness and inability to hold objects. “Pins and Needles” or tingling sensations are also common.

Our experienced personal injury attorneys can ensure that you get a proper diagnosis and report so that your treatment can begin without delay.

Treatments 

Physicians usually refer you to specialists to confirm the diagnosis. They may begin with conservative treatments like exercise programs, supplemented by OTC medications and avoidance of heavy exertion. If these are not sufficient, they may move onto various pain management techniques, including steroid injections and medications. The last degree of treatment would be surgery to remove or replace the disc.

How We Can Assist

Our personal injury law firm can ensure that your case is thoroughly  evaluated before we give you a legal opinion and advice about filing a compensation claim. If you have suffered disability, our disability claims lawyers can assist you with the process of putting together a robust claim for compensation, backed by evidence from experts, documentary proof etc.

We can represent you in all negotiations/communications with the at-fault party, their insurers and legal representatives to ensure that your rights are safeguarded at all times.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Automobile accidents or slip and fall accidents can result in a variety of injuries. Some of them are immediately visible and obvious, while others may appear after a time delay, causing severe and debilitating problems. Among these, facet joint injuries to the back may be quite abrupt, or aggravated if you already suffer from an arthritic condition. If you or a dear one experiences symptoms of facet joint injury following an accident, contact a personal injury lawyer without delay. Accidents are caused by someone’s negligence or fault. The injured are entitled to compensation from those responsible for the accident. This can be achieved by filing a personal injury claim backed by robust causative and medical evidence.

Facet Joint and Injuries

Facet joints are located in the vertebral column and serve to keep it upright and stable. They are the joints that connect the bony protrusions of each individual vertebral disc and have their own set of nerves. They guide and limit the movement of the spinal motion  segment and protect it from different types of friction and shear, rotation and flexion. Once the facet joint is injured, there could be long-term medical treatment required and chances of re-injury are also present.

Facet joint injuries are caused by a combination of injury, aging, conditions like arthritis and pressure overloading. The symptoms  include sudden onset of lower back pain, points of tenderness along the spine, difficulties in bending/twisting, especially backward movements, pain while sitting or riding in a vehicle, neck pain radiating into the shoulders and head, headaches located at skull-base or ears, ringing in the ears, curvature of spine, creaking or grinding sounds during movement, numbness/weakness in legs etc.

Treatments include prescription medications, pain-killers, Botox, destroying certain target nerves, removal of the entire joint, spinal injections of cortisone, physical therapy, gentle exercises, ice-packs, ultra-sound or electro-stimulation, massage, and surgical intervention. Our personal injury attorneys can ensure that injured victims receive the right medical treatment.

Rear-End Collisions and Facet Joint Injury

Certain types of impact injuries sustained in automobile accidents can cause facet joint injuries. Chronic neck pain associated with whiplash injury may be due to facet joint injuries. Such injuries are most commonly found following rear-ending collisions, as whiplash injuries are also usually the result of such accidents. Motor-cycle crashes can also cause facet joint injury.

Compensation

As an injured victim, consult an experienced, knowledgeable personal injury law firm with expertise in dealing with this particular type of case. Your compensation claim can be made for:

• Medical expenses
• Treatment and rehabilitation
• Drugs and medications
• Home-based care
• Physical therapy and continued hospitalization
• Loss of income and wages – present and future
• Pain and suffering
• Psychological or psychiatric treatment
• Disability if any

In some cases, facet joint injury can lead to long or short term disability. Our disability claims lawyers can assist you with filing for compensation for the expenses associated with such conditions. We assist you in dealing with insurance companies, at-fault parties and can represent you in court if required.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

With your dream cruise-ship vacation planned well ahead, you’re probably looking forward to a wonderful holiday exploring various exotic destinations. The last thing on your mind is an accident or injury that could transform your long-awaited getaway into a nightmare trip. However, accidents can and do happen. Most of these are avoidable and preventable and almost all are caused by someone’s fault or negligence. As an injured victim, you’re entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for your injuries.

If you or a dear one has been injured in a cruise-ship accident, contact a reputed, experienced and knowledgeable personal injury law firm with particular expertise in similar cases.

Types of Injuries

These would include different types of :

• Slip and Fall or trip and fall
• Medical malpractice
• Passenger disappearance
• Sexual assault
• Food poisoning
• Wounds, cuts, lacerations, burns, bruises
• Fractures, concussions
• Head neck and spinal injury
• Amputation
• Toxic substance inhalation
• Swimming, diving and drowning accidents
• Adventure sports accidents
• Electrocution
• Accidents caused due to drinking
• Falling debris

Most of these accidents are caused by poor maintenance, negligence, violation of safety norms, not providing enough information or warnings, improperly trained staff, negligent security etc.

Challenges in Personal Injury Claims in Cruise-ship Accidents

Injuries that occur on land are resolved through the law of torts but cruise-ship accidents pose certain difficulties, since these vessels are often governed by maritime or admiralty laws. Injured passengers have to file for damages in the location indicated at the back of their tickets, though it may not be where the accident happened or their home state.

In many cases, cruise-ships are not registered in your country, but may be registered in countries like Panama or the Bahamas for tax-saving purposes. In such cases, maritime laws apply, under which the carrier is held responsible only if they had previous knowledge of the hazards.

Another issue is the cruise-ship ticket. There are certain terms and conditions printed on its back, which most of us don’t pay much attention to. However these terms may include limited liability waivers, an option to select the forum or venue for filing claims, and notice-requirement clauses. The statute of limitations for filing claims may also be printed here.

Determining negligence can also be challenging. There may be multiple parties involved. However, our experienced personal injury attorneys can conduct independent investigations to unravel the chain of liability so that the responsibility is firmly and finally fixed.

How We Can Assist

Our personal injury lawyers and disability claims lawyers can make a swift and comprehensive assessment of your claim and advise you on its merits. We can assist you in dealing with the cruise-ship company, insurance agents and other representatives of the at-fault party/parties. We can also co-ordinate with lawyers/law-firms from other countries if required and ensure that your rights and interests are safeguarded. Most personal injury cases are settled out of court, but some of them do go to trial, especially if it’s a class action suit with several plaintiffs involved. We can ensure that you get adequate representation to get the best possible outcome.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

“Food poisoning” or food-borne diseases are caused by eating something that’s spoiled or contaminated by bacteria, viruses, parasites, micro-organisms etc and their toxins. The symptoms range from mild intestinal problems and upset stomach to bloody diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration. It may affect just one person or a group after consuming the contaminated food. If you or a dear one has been the victim of food poisoning, contact a personal injury lawyer to explore the possibility of filing a personal injury claim for compensation against those responsible for the circumstances that caused your illness. Food poisoning is usually caused by someone’s fault or negligence and violation of hygiene and food-safety norms during storage, preparation, cooking or serving of food.

Challenges Posed in Proving Food Poisoning

Eating something and falling ill immediately afterwards may convince you that it was the food that caused it, but it could be difficult to prove which particular ingredient or dish caused the illness.

• It’s also difficult to pinpoint what particular violation of safety or hygiene caused the breeding of bacteria/virus/micro-organism.

• There may be multiple agencies involved such as raw ingredients producer, transportation, storage facilities, restaurant-owners, grocery-store/supermarket owners, wait-staff, etc.

• If there has been a time lapse following consuming a food and your illness, this could pose difficulties in proving causation.

• You may have a case of stomach flu

• It could be something you ate before or afterwards

• Even if you have evidence in the form of leftovers/doggy-bags, it’s still difficult to prove whether contamination was present or occurred after it entered your refrigerator.

Most people suffer for a few days and are back to their daily routine following a visit to a doctor. However, if you have suffered serious illness that requires hospitalization, loss of income/wages, pain and suffering etc, it could be worthwhile to file a personal injury claim with the help of a personal injury attorney. You would have a strong claim if you’re not the only one affected. In such cases, class action suits have worked better to deliver compensation to those affected by food poisoning.

How We Can Assist

Food poisoning cases are categorized under the defective product liability classification in personal injury law. Going by this, your claim would be treated under these heads:

Strict product liability: Many states/provinces may have these laws in which case our personal injury lawyers only have to prove that you consumed a product that was contaminated and the contamination caused your illness.

Negligence: If the defendants acted negligently while producing, distributing or supplying the product, and this caused the contamination that resulted in food poisoning.

Breach of Warranty: Minimum standards or implied warranties are imposed on most food products. Additionally express guarantees on packaging provide further reassurances. Violation of these constitutes breach of warranty.

The experienced legal team at our personal injury law firm can evaluate your case and advise you on the best way forward. We can represent you in all negotiations/communications with at-fault parties and insurance agencies to ensure that your rights are protected.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Children in Ontario and across Canada have perhaps one of the best starts in life, growing up with a range of opportunities and facilities. However, in some unfortunate circumstances, accidents may happen, endangering the health and life of the child. If your child has been injured in an automobile accident in a child car seat related injury, contact an experienced car accident lawyer who has specific expertise and experience in this area of law.

Accidents are usually caused by another person’s fault or negligence. A personal injury attorney can assist injured victims and their families to file a personal injury claim for compensation.

Child Car Seat Safety

Motor-vehicle collisions are a major cause of child death in Canada. According to 2006 statistics, 16% of fatalities and 19% of injuries are caused by traffic collisions. Child car seats when used correctly can reduce risk of fatalities by 90% and injuries by 75%. There is insufficient awareness/knowledge about age and weight criteria for child car seat use, seat selection and graduation to age-appropriate seats. Using physical markers such as size/weight are more important than using age as a determinant while selecting the seat. Use of special seats for infants and toddlers, booster seats, seat-belts for older children etc are all regulated.

Children with special needs require slightly different configurations. Seating position is also important. Many products are available in the market that claim to enhance child car seat safety, but not all of them are useful or regulated. Car seats also have an expiry date.

When accidents happen and your child has been injured because of a defective or unsuitable child car seat, consult an experienced motor vehicle accident lawyer to begin the process of filing a personal injury claim.

Causes

• Not using the correct seat based on size/weight of the child
• Premature graduation
• Insufficient tightening of seat/harness
• Chest-clip not at armpit level
• Incorrect anchoring of tethering straps
• Placement of rear-facing seat in front of airbag
• Incorrect angle
• Failure to use locking clip
• Using second-hand products
• Design/manufacturing flaws
• Not registering for product-warnings or recalls
• Bulky winter clothing suffocating child

Types of Injuries

Rollover crashes are almost always fatal to child passengers. Other types of motor-vehicle collisions cause a variety of injuries including wounds, cuts, lacerations and bruises. Airbag burns, impact injuries, broken/fractured bones, contusions, head, thoracic and spinal injuries are some of the common injuries suffered by both restrained and unrestrained children in car accidents. The abdomen, face and limbs are other vulnerable areas. The child may experience severe psychological and emotional disturbances following an accident. Our personal injury law firm can assist you with getting the best medical attention for your injured child.

How We Can Assist 

Injury outcomes in children can be much worse than those in adults. Head injuries in children can lead to long-term neuro-psychological problems, disability or other kinds of disturbances. Injuries to the language areas of the brain may become apparent only when the child starts schooling. Our disability claims lawyer can assist parents to receive compensation from those responsible for the accident.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

A horrific and most tragic accident that occurred in January, 2016 claimed the life of a respected senior citizen and former CEO of a construction firm. The victim who was driving on Highway 400 near King City, Ontario, was killed when the wheel of a fully-loaded truck became detached and flew through his car’s windscreen. Such freak accidents have been on the rise since 2010 and last year saw a spike in them with nearly 130 such accidents causing grievous injuries to innocent victims. Contact a personal injury lawyer without delay if you have been injured/a dear one has been killed  by a flying or detached truck wheel to file a claim of wrongful death.

Accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence and the injured are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible. The Highway 400 accident led to a concerted effort on the part of the provincial government to conduct thorough safety checks on trucks, especially the proper installation and maintenance of wheels.

Causes of Detached Wheels in Trucks 

We share our highways with giant 18-wheelers, trucks, trailers, pick-up trucks etc. traveling with loads often at high speeds. When a wheel becomes detached from one of these, the resulting accident can be catastrophic. Sometimes a flying bolt or nut can crash into the windshield of a passing vehicle and cause a devastating accident because of the speed at which the loose part is traveling. Survivors may be severely and permanently disabled. In general, such accidents are the direct result of poor maintenance and negligence of safety norms and procedures.

Wheels usually get detached due to:

• Loosening or breaking of studs/bolts
• Insufficient or over tightening
• Faulty or defective parts
• Use of incorrect or badly fitting fastenings
• Poor maintenance
• Failure to use the proper specialized fittings to cut costs
• Lack of regular inspection

As shown, these are simple and routine checks that would hardly take a few minutes each day to ensure that the tires and wheels are in good condition and properly fastened. Our disability claims lawyers can ensure that those responsible are identified and held liable.

Who is Responsible? 

Such accidents can be extremely challenging for investigators, since there are multiple parties involved. Unraveling the chain of liability can be difficult even for experienced personal injury attorneys. However, law firms like ours have the resources to conduct independent investigations into the circumstances of the mishap and fix the liability correctly.

In general one or more of these persons can be held liable:

• The owner of the truck or vehicle
• The maintenance company (if it was being maintained by a contractor)
• The manufacturer of the defective bolt, nut etc which came loose
• The truck or vehicle manufacturer

How We Can Assist

Our injury lawyers provide an initial, genuine evaluation of your case. Based on this, you can take your claim forward with our assistance. Since our personal injury law firm handles such cases exclusively, they can help you deal with insurance companies and the at-fault parties while keeping your interests and rights paramount.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Buses are mass-transport vehicles that can cause much more damage than single passenger vehicles when accidents happen. Many more people in large cities use public transport to commute to work or to move around the city because they’re cheaper, faster and much more convenient to use. If you or a dear one has been injured in a bus accident, contact a personal injury lawyer without delay, to explore the possibility of getting compensation. Accidents are usually caused by another person’s/agency’s fault or negligence and the injured are entitled to receive compensation from those responsible for the accident.

School Bus Accidents 

Apart from public transportation buses, school bus accidents also cause tremendous damage to their young passengers or to pedestrians/other motorists on the road if they’re driven rashly or the safety norms are not rigorously followed. Ontario licensing regulations are very strict for school bus drivers and they must meet certain important requirements and undergo specific training to operate such vehicles. If your child was injured in a school bus accident, our accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can assist you in filing a personal injury claim against those responsible for the accident.

Types of Injuries Sustained in Bus Accidents

Like most other motor vehicle accidents, the accidents sustained in a mishap involving a bus would range from simple cuts, bruises, lacerations or sprains to serious wounds, broken bones, fractures, head/neck/back injury, dislocation of joints, loss of vision/hearing, amputation, nerve damage, internal bleeding, paralysis, permanent disability or death. Certain injuries may appear simple initially, but their full effect may be experienced after a time gap. Sometimes, chronic pain, fibromyalgia or certain types of disability can manifest much later. Apart from collision related injuries, a great number of injuries occur as a result of acceleration or deceleration while boarding or exiting the bus. Another important aspect is the psychological and emotional factor – many accident victims suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, etc. All these short and long term issues require appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Children who have been involved in school bus accidents may sustain more severe injuries, with long-term effects. They also require specialized care. Our 24×7 injury lawyers can assist you to get the best medical advice and treatment immediately.

How We Can Assist 

Bus accidents are usually caused by faulty or inadequate training, operator error, impairment due to alcohol or drugs, distractions like cellphone use, defective vehicles or parts, improper maintenance or violations in load-carrying or other safety norms. While looking for a personal injury lawyer, ensure that you select one who has specific knowledge, experience and expertise in handling such cases. This ensures a more satisfactory outcome to your claim.

Insurance benefits are available to all Ontario residents who have been involved in automobile accidents if you have motor-vehicle insurance or are covered by another person with such insurance. This can compensate you for medical/rehabilitation benefits, income replacement, pain and suffering, etc. If you do not have insurance, our serious injury lawyers can file a compensation claim against the city or the transport corporation.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Though work-place safety has shown tremendous improvement in Ontario in recent years, statistics recorded up to 2008 reveal that nearly a million people have made occupational injury claims in Canada. Approximately three work-place fatalities per day have occurred during this period. Going by these figures, it becomes apparent that a range of injuries may occur in work-places due to the fault or negligence of those responsible for the safety and well-being of workers on the premises. If you or a dear one has been injured in such an accident, talk to a free consultation injury lawyer immediately to get clarity on the merits of your claim.

Most Common Work-place Injuries

Even if you’re working in an office cubicle, work-place injuries can and do happen. Though employers are required to maintain proper safety norms and workers are expected to follow them, injuries like sprains, repetitive motion injury, burns, electrocution, injuries caused by falling objects or debris, lifting, moving or loading, crushing/entanglement by machines or work-vehicle accidents, etc. Such injuries may result in a plethora of problems, both short/long-term. Generally, work-place injuries include:

• Back/Head/Neck injuries
• Slip/Trip accidents
• Falls from heights
• Over-exertion
• Highway accidents
• Exposure to extreme temperatures
• Assault/violent attacks including by police
• Wet/slippery floors
• Walking-into injuries (into glass doors, walls etc)
• Occupational deafness
• Occupational asthma
• Dermatitis
• Repetitive strain injury including carpal tunnel syndrome

and many others, including certain illnesses and diseases. Most of these are preventable and avoidable and almost all work-place accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence. Violation of mandatory norms, failure to post proper warnings, employing unlicensed/inexperienced personnel etc are some of the “deliberate” ways in which accidents happen. Back/Hernia injuries and those caused by exposure to toxic substances are also common.  If you have been injured in your workplace, contact a personal injury lawyer immediately. Claims are awarded on the basis of the breadth and depth of information provided, backed by relevant documentation and evidence, proof that the accident was related to the employee’s work wherever the location, and not caused solely by the willful misconduct of the employee. Our personal injury lawyers can help put together a robust case.

How We Can Assist

Ontario was the first province to adopt a system of provincial responsibility for work-place injuries. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board provides compensation for workplace injuries. Hence employees’ rights to sue for work-place accidents are severely restricted. Our experienced personal injury lawyers ensure that a robust claim is put together in a timely fashion, that fulfills all the requisite criteria for Workers Compensation. All employers are required to register and be part of the provincial workers’ compensation and insurance system which finally awards the compensation.

Our personal injury lawyers can advise you about the time-lines mandated for filing a claim to ensure that the paperwork is filed in time. In certain cases, our serious injury lawyers can assist victims if they discover additional or further disability or requirement for treatment – in such cases, the claim can be reopened.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Injuries sustained while traveling by bus, train, subway or other forms of public transportation may affect the lives of the injured in various ways. These facilities for mass transit of the public may fail or malfunction due to the fault or negligence of those who are responsible for their maintenance, adherence to safety norms and providing the right information to passengers. These “common carriers” are managed by private individuals or the government authorities who have a duty of care to those who use them. The injured are entitled to compensation. If you have been injured in an accident involving public transportation, contact a personal injury attorney immediately.

Mass Transportation

Any form of transportation that’s used by the public to commute, go to work, travel to designated destinations, to sporting events, etc has to obtain the necessary license to do so and passengers may pay a fee for the facility. Common carriers include:

• Taxis
• Buses (including school-buses and tour-buses)
• Ferries
• Planes
• Subways/Metros
• Trolleys and trams
• Escalators/Elevators in public places
• Limousines
• Moving walkways
• Shuttles
• Cable-cars
• Cruise/tour-boats
• Trains

and many more.

There are very strict regulations in most countries that govern the use and maintenance of public transportation, hence those responsible for them are compelled by rule of law to follow all regulations. If you have been injured in an accident involving public transportation, find a personal injury attorney with specific experience and a successful track-record in dealing with such cases.

Duties and Obligations of Common Carrier Operators

Common carriers have a higher degree of responsibility towards passengers since they offer services in return for a fee. These include ensuring that entry/exit points are safe, clear and with good lighting. Health and safety of passengers should be ensured, with adequate warning signs and security personnel. Only licensed, trained and qualified persons should operate the vehicles. Maintenance of vehicles and ensuring that they are free of design and manufacturing flaws is another area of responsibility. Our free consultation injury lawyers can provide a swift and genuine assessment of your claim and advise you on the way forward.

Injuries sustained may include sprains, cuts/lacerations, burns, amputation, fractures, concussion, spine/brain injury, paralysis, CO2 poisoning or death. Such incidents put an enormous physical, financial, social and emotional burden on the victim and the family. 

How We Can Assist

Our immediate injury lawyer available 24×7 can provide advice on medical investigations and treatment, represent victims in all communication with the at-fault party, ensure that victim rights and interests are safeguarded and conduct independent investigations to gather relevant evidence. This may include expert and/or eyewitness testimony, scientific data/evidence, documentary/photographic/visual data, etc. Such cases are governed by strict statute-of-limitations guidelines and we can ensure that all paperwork is filed correctly and on time. There may be multiple agencies involved and our experienced personal injury lawyers can help to fix  the liability clearly on the relevant parties. Most personal injury cases are settled outside court through negotiations in which we can assist. We can also represent victims in court if required to ensure that they receive their due.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Being injured or suffering from the adverse effects/reactions from dangerous drugs in Canada is more common than we imagine. Thousands of people are badly affected in spite of the country’s rigorous screening and testing regulations. However, carelessness or deliberately flouting safety norms and processes can result in serious consequences for consumers. If you or a dear one has been injured by a dangerous drug caused by someone’s fault or negligence, contact a personal injury lawyer immediately to explore your legal options that would allow you to get your due compensation.

Responsibility of Drug Companies

Drugs are meant to heal, cure or protect people and modern-day drugs cover almost every known human ailment. They have enabled human beings to improve life-quality and extend the life-span. However, drug companies are usually for-profit corporations whose primary goal is profitability. There are several excellent and strict regulations that have to be followed in drug manufacture, retail, prescription and consumption. All drug manufacturers in this country are required to run certain specified tests and trials before submitting their products to the Food and Drug Administration authorities. They’re required to specify all the potential side-effects, warnings etc. so that consumers are kept informed. However, due to negligence or deliberate oversight, with a view to increase profitability and the market-share, drug companies may cut corners and fail in their duty. If you have suffered injury due to a defective or dangerous drug, find a personal injury lawyer with experience in this area of civil law to represent you.

Why Some Drugs Cause Harm

As our experienced personal injury lawyers are aware, drug defects fall under different categories:

• Manufacturing error
• Inadequate labeling or literature provided to consumers on use, side-effects and dosage
• Design flaws
• Inadequate testing
• Deliberate fudging of clinical trial results to get FDA approval
• Medical malpractice
• Failure to monitor adverse reactions
• Failure to warn about correct usage and storage

Sometimes the drug administration authorities may recall a drug and consumers are entitled to file personal injury claims if they have consumed the dangerous or defective drug. A free consultation injury lawyer can advise you on the next step forward to achieve the compensation due to you.

How We Can Assist 

Drug manufacturers have a duty of care towards consumers but in many cases, assemblers, distributors and suppliers are held equally responsible for defective or dangerous drug issues. If you have been injured by the use of such a product, a 24×7 personal injury lawyer with experience in this area of law would be the best person to advise you on the way forward. Our serious injury lawyers can represent you in all dealings with the drug-companies, their insurers and legal representatives. We assist you to put together a robust claim, backed by evidence, scientific research and expert witnesses. In some cases, a mass tort action may be necessary. Most personal injury claims are settled out-of-court, but if required, we can represent you in court as well to ensure that you receive full and satisfactory compensation.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Auto accidents result in a plethora of injuries and different types of damage, short-term and long-term consequences and invariably, they impact the regular pattern of life. Nerve damage is a particularly serious type of injury that affects not only the victim but also tends to put stresses and strains of different types on the entire family or even the community as a whole. When such traumatic events take place, filing personal injury claims with assistance from a car accident lawyer who has experience in this area of law can be of immense help in receiving compensation that’s due to victims.

Nerve Damage Facts

An important aspect of nerve damage is that the accident need not be particularly severe to cause it. Whiplash can be caused even in low-impact crashes. Crash-specialists opine that in severe crashes, the body of the vehicle absorbs much of the impact, but in low-impact accidents, the human body may take on the entire force of this stress. Another fact to remember is that nerve damage may not be immediately apparent. Pain may be felt only days after the event and unless a thorough neurological exam is conducted, nerve damage may remain undiagnosed, leading to complications. Injuries may crush the surrounding bones, or the nerves themselves may be crushed, severed, stretched or compressed or become detached from the spinal cord. The nerve may be pinched between two sections of bone.

Symptoms 

Nerves control movement, communication and sensation, and they also help us to interface with the outside world by receiving and transmitting information. Any damage to them would affect these faculties, leading to a diminished quality of life. A personal injury lawyer can help victims to undergo the right kind of tests and assessments for early intervention so that the extent of injury can be gaged and treatment begun.

Often the symptoms may include vague feelings of numbness, or a burning sensation and

• Weakness
• Muscle atrophy
• Twitching
• Complete or partial paralysis
• Skin sensitivity
• Problems with spatial awareness
• Irritability
• Loss of bowel control, mobility, etc.

Contact a neurologist immediately or request help from a traumatic brain injury lawyer to get a thorough check-up done. Such nerve damage may result from compression and concussion in auto accidents, or from impact with hard surfaces, stretched nerves as in whiplash injuries, severed or cut nerves due to deep lacerations or amputation.

How We Can Assist

Nerve damage is a very serious problem that requires treatment from highly-trained, experienced specialists in the field. Hence medical and rehabilitation costs can be enormous and long-drawn-out. Victims and their families suffer huge expenses and they are entitled to compensation from those responsible for the accident. Contact a personal injury lawyer to begin the process. This is important because such cases are governed by strict rules concerning time-limits, venue, etc. and your insurance company or the other party’s may not be of assistance in such cases. Most personal injury claims are settled out of court through negotiations and our experienced spinal cord injury lawyers can provide the required information and assistance.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

One of the most traumatic injuries that anyone can suffer in a car accident is that of loss of a limb or body part. Amputation injuries can be life-threatening in themselves, as they result in crushed body tissues, fractured/cracked bones, severe shock, infections, pain and blood-loss. Such severe injuries result in life-long disability and disfigurement. Sometimes the severed body part may remain partially attached and if the right medical treatment is provided immediately, the limb can be saved.

Traumatic amputations are caused by a catastrophic accident either in a motor-vehicle collision, in a work-place injury involving heavy machinery, use of power tools and farming equipment, slip and fall accidents, sports or leisure related accidents on boats etc. or bicycle/motor cycle accidents. The important thing to note about amputation injuries is that they are caused by sudden events and occur outside a hospital setting. In many cases, the limb may be so severely damaged that it needs to be surgically amputated. In some cases, the amputation may involve smaller parts like toes, fingers, ears, nose etc while in other cases, arms, legs, hands, feet etc are amputated. There are three types of amputation injuries: Crush, Guillotine and Avulsion. Each of these has different causes and outcomes.

Victims of amputations require immediate and long-term care and rehabilitation. They may not be able to return to work for a long time, and then they may be unable to continue doing the work they had been doing prior to the accident. This causes loss of income. The cost of medical care can escalate dramatically at each stage of recovery and it’s important that the victim receives compensation that covers the entire costs of care.

How We Can Assist

Our experienced personal injury lawyers can assist amputation injury victims and their families at every stage of their recovery and quest for compensation. Our free consultation injury lawyers can provide you with a swift, genuine and comprehensive assessment of the merits of your claim.

Compensation can be sought for:

• Medical costs
• Pain and Suffering
• Lost income
• Rehabilitation including prosthetic limb
• Pain and suffering
• Home/vehicle modifications

There are strict limitations within which the claim for compensation has to be filed. There is an enormous amount of paperwork that has to be submitted and most lay persons can feel overwhelmed by it. Our serious injury lawyers who specialize in such cases are well-versed with the procedures.

Another issue that faces amputation injury victims and their families is that they may assume that the insurance company coverage that they have would be adequate to meet all costs. However, based on your individual policy, this may not be adequate. Insurance companies typically attempt to delay pay-outs, or they may try to minimize the extent of injury, dismiss or deny your claims. This puts additional stress on the family as the medical and rehabilitation costs spiral. If the accident victim was the sole earning member of the family, this could cause even more distress. Our car accident lawyers can assist you in all negotiations with the insurers and the at-fault party’s representatives.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Spondylosis or Spondylolisthesis is a degenerative condition that affects the disks in your spine. The vertebral disks tend to collapse with age and wear and tear and become herniated. This causes pain and limited ability to move in many people. It’s important to know that spondylosis is not caused directly by a motor-vehicle accident or other type of injury since it is a condition that creates alterations in structure due to time and not because of a single traumatic event.

The symptoms of spondylosis may not be immediately felt or reported. They develop gradually over time or if it’s very severe, it could increase the type and intensity of symptoms suddenly. They include:

• Shoulder blade pain
• Arm and neck pain
• Increased pain while standing/sitting/sneezing/coughing/tilting the head
• Muscle weakness
• Prolonged or more intense episodes of “stiff neck”
• Back of the head headaches
• Tingling/numbness in arms, shoulders or legs
• Loss of balance
• Rare symptoms include loss of bowel control

Claiming Compensation 

Our Mississauga accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can evaluate your case thoroughly and consult medical specialists to establish that your spondylosis symptoms occurred only after the motor-vehicle accident. This could prove that the symptoms were aggravated or triggered off by the traumatic injury to your spine, neck or back.

Your treating medical doctors must opine that they believe to a reasonable degree that the spondylosis condition has a direct connection with the motor-vehicle accident. Hence the final admissibility of your claim lies in your own previous medical records and whether you already had a pre-existing spondylosis condition or not.

Often, the most common types of accidents that cause spondylosis symptoms to get aggravated are rear-ending accidents. Our 24×7 Mississauga personal injury lawyers can provide inputs from car-crash specialists and competent medical professionals to establish the connection between your spondylosis symptoms and the car accident.

It is also common for accident victims who have suffered whiplash injuries to develop symptoms of spondylosis as a result of the traumatic injury to the neck and spine as it gets thrown back and forth by the weight of the head in a motor-vehicle accident.

Delayed onset of symptoms is a very common feature of whiplash injury and statistically, it has been established that accident victims who suffer severe whiplash injuries are six times more prone to develop symptoms of spondylosis as compared to age-related or gender matched cases. Those with pre-existing whiplash tend to become worse after whiplash injuries. These factors can be presented by competent medical experts with the legal assistance of our Mississauga traumatic brain injury lawyers. 

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help.(416 931 5015)

Quadraplegia refers to the paralysis caused by damage on the cervical spinal cord segments C1-C8 of the spinal cord due to which all limbs are adversely impacted. There could be a partial quadriplegia and a total paralysis where the limbs’ functions are lost. This medical condition is now known as tetraplegia.

Quadraplegia could be considered a serious accident injury for which the personal injured should seek proper compensations to lead a better quality life where possible. This could be achieved with the professional legal services of an experienced personal injury lawyer who is familiar with the essential processes and procedures in such legal cases.

Complications Experienced with Quadraplegia

There may be various complications which quadraplegics or tetraplegics may experience from their accident. There could be issues of:

• Pressure sores or ulcers on the skin
• Possible pneumonia and respiratory problems
• Urinary tract infections
• Spasticity and contractures
• Osteoporosis and fractures
• Heterotopic ossification
• Autonomic dysreflexia
• Pulmonary embolism
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Cardiovascular disease
• Orthostatic hypotension
• Medication issues
• Syringomyelia
• Neuropathic / spinal cord pain
•  Hyperthermia

There could be traumatic and non-traumatic causes on quadraplegics which could impact their lifestyles. These could include:

• Traffic accidents
• Work-related accidents
• Sports related injuries
• Assault
• Complications after operations on other areas
• Bacterial and viral infection on spinal nerve cells
• Cysts or tumors growing on the spinal cord
• Damaged spinal code by interrupted blood supply
• Congenital issues impacting the spinal column structure

How We Can Help

Many of these medical complications could cause more inconveniences to the injured with possible trauma. The personal injured should consult our serious car accident lawyer who could cater to the different medical needs of the quadraplegic with the proper medical specialist consultation.

We have skilled and competent accident injury lawyer available 24×7 to walk through the legal process of filling for medical claims and compensations from the at-fault or responsible parties. Our Barrie personal injury lawyer is familiar with the stringent and tedious procedures which must be undertaken for the best compensation outcomes. Our law firm is highly experienced with such serious medical conditions to assist any quadraplegic on making optimal compensations for a comfortable life as drastic lifestyles may be imposed.

When you are looking for personal injury lawyer services, make sure you find those with good track records in similar cases for the best results. We have been established in the market for a long time to understand the complications of the medical condition and the long duration of litigation cases but we are confident in securing the optimal outcomes for our tetraplegic clients.

Better Living in the Making

With the right personal injury lawyer, a quadraplegic could experience a better lifestyle albeit changes to certain circumstances and conditions to accommodate the adverse health conditions. But life goes on and our serious injury lawyer is able to assist in providing better conditions with the required financial compensations to cover all medical treatment costs, therapies, adjusted lifestyle and healthcare services.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured by a drunk driver in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333.

Most vehicle owners ensure that their tires are in good condition, as they are well aware of the safety hazards that faulty/malfunctioning tires can cause. They do keep their tires inflated, try to monitor the wear and tear and may even conduct regular monitoring of their tires. In spite of these measures, tire blowouts do happen. The most common tire blowout is when the vehicle suddenly hits an immovable object like a curb.

Tire Blowout Indications

One of the characteristic features of a tire blowout is the sudden, loud booming sound that echoes through the entire vehicle, causing the people inside to panic. Many people slam the brakes hard, or try to steer it towards the side of the road, but this is dangerous, because the vehicle tends to veer in the direction of the deflated tire and if the driver attempts to steer the other way, it could lead to loss of control. This could lead to a collision, injury to driver and passengers and damage to the vehicle and a safety hazard to other road users. Hence the proper action is to stay calm and rev up the car’s acceleration slightly to maintain the momentum and take the vehicle to a safe place before stopping However, in reality, tire blowouts cause extreme fear and confusion and not everyone can have the presence of mind to do the right thing.

Reasons for tire blowouts

There may be several reasons for tire blowout accidents to happen.

• Manufacturer defect: defective adhesives, improper processes, poor quality control
• Aged stock
• Improper curing of rubber, moisture, foreign matter, fungus in the manufacturing process
• Poor maintenance by car owner
• Abuse and excessive rough handling
• Defective repair of flats
• Excessive wear and tear
• Ignoring mileage limits of tires

In general, the tire industry tries to shift the blame for tire blowouts and tread separation on to the driver but forensic tire experts and car crash reconstruction experts can easily identify the true cause.

Type of injuries

Injuries caused in tire blowout accidents include:

• Impact injuries
• Broken/fractured bones
• Facial/dental injuries
• Air-bag injuries
• Burns and lacerations
• Amputation
• Paralysis
• Head/spinal cord injury
• Loss of vision, hearing etc
• Death

How We Can Assist

Tire blowouts and tread separation accidents are certainly avoidable. They have a direct cause which can be linked to manufacturing defect or negligence of those responsible for keeping the driver informed about the condition of tires. Though there are statutory benefits available in the no-fault clauses of most insurance contracts, victims of tire malfunction accidents can get legal advice from our accident attorneys and file for damages if they feel that some is directly responsible for the incident.

Our personal injury lawyers can assess your claims for loss of income, medical bills, hospitalization, rehabilitation etc. In case of death, the next of kin of victims can file charges. Our defective products lawyers can ensure that the right kinds of investigations are conducted to establish the facts.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333.

Serious injuries from a simple slip and fall or bad car accident could cause paraplegia. This medical condition involves motor or sensory function impairment at the lower extremities to be noted as a form of paralysis. The injury causes a loss of sensation or movement due to damaged nerves. The injured should consult a serious injury lawyer for further advice on legal proceedings and possibly financial compensations depending on the cause and parties responsible for the accident.

Causes and Effects

Paraplegia is classified as a serious medical injury resulting in the injury of the spinal cord in a severe accident or mishap. Spinal cord injuries may not be identified immediately after the accident with delayed numbness or paralysis.

Other forms of injuries such as swelling or bleeding could take off the attention on actual spinal cord injury. Immediate medical attention should be undertaken on the whole person to rule out spinal cord injuries which could lead to severe repercussions as time is a critical factor for optimal recovery of the condition.

Congenital conditions like spina bifida could be a cause of spinal injuries where tumours and blood clots could add on to the medical damage. A spinal cord injury lawyer could be consulted on potential compensations and legal proceedings from a confirmed medical analysis of paraplegia based on the spinal cord damage.

The more common areas of paraplegia injury include:

• the thoracic
• the lumbar
• the sacral components

Impaired breathing could result from the upper (T1-T8) thoracic injury while trunk control is better with lower (T9-T12) thoracic damage. Poor flexor and hip functioning results from lumbar and sacral damage.

A paraplegic could experience complete or incomplete paraplegia depending on the severity of the spinal cord region damage. A total sensory loss or motor functioning could result from complete paraplegia while incomplete paraplegia allows certain organ functionality.

How to Benefit from Paraplegia

Being diagnosed with paraplegia could shatter the world for the injured and loved ones but there are certain beneficial measures which could be undertaken through the proper legal channels. There are competent and experienced personal injury lawyer services available to counsel the paraplegic and family for the best course of legal actions and benefits.

A dynamic spinal cord injury lawyer could investigate and identify the true cause of the paraplegia damage to negotiate for the appropriate financial compensation and medical care required in supporting a comfortable living for the injured. Our free consultation injury lawyers can provide the right kind of legal advice regarding the validity of your claim.

The lawyer should be well versed with the required procedures in filling a legal claim for paraplegia injuries from either the insurance company or party at fault that caused the serious personal injuries. The spinal cord injury lawyer should be familiar with the essential items such as wheelchairs or supportive beds which a paraplegic may require for a more comfortable lifestyle.

Some paraplegics may experience different degrees of pain and muscle spasms which require specific medical attention and recuperation services from therapy specialists. All these medical services are costly; a dynamic lawyer specializing in spinal cord injury cases need to include these expenses in a legal compensation claim to ease the financial burden of the injured.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

It is common to get a minor cut or scrape, but lacerations are different. These are the more serious cuts which one could experience through the tearing of soft body tissues which results in jagged and irregular injuries that are often contaminated. Such contaminations could lead on to more serious personal injuries with long term implications if the wounds are not attended to properly and promptly.

Causes and Effects

You may laugh at the suggestion of making contact with personal injury lawyer services at a laceration but serious health consequences could surface. A laceration is commonly incurred with motor vehicle accidents. Statistics reveal a high number of open wounds from automobile accidents.

Untreated lacerations could compound to serious injuries which lead to prolonged hospital stays, longer healing time and other health complications on the injured. A deep cut on the skin through its epidermis causes a laceration wound where the muscles, bones or even internal organs could be adversely affected in a personal injury.

Sharp instruments are likely causes of lacerations which could result from specific industries such as healthcare, food and beverages where these items are commonly handled. Car accidents with broken glass or bent vehicle frames could also cause deep cuts on the driver or passengers as well as innocent pedestrians or cyclists.

There are various forms of lacerations:

• Superficial
• Deep laceration
• Clean laceration
• Complicated laceration

A superficial laceration affects only the skin with no impact on the blood vessels while deep laceration cuts through the various skin layers. A clean laceration shows no contamination while a complicated laceration impacts muscles, tissues, tendons, organs and even nerves.

Benefit from Legal Advice

You would be surprised to note that you may need a personal injury lawyer on laceration injuries as these injuries could be compensated. You should consult a personal injury lawyer who is experienced in laceration injuries for the best legal counsel and action.

We have an experienced and competent team of personal injury lawyers who are well versed with laceration cases to assist you if you are involved in any motor vehicle collision. Our skilled car accident lawyers are sharp to identify the true cause of the laceration injury to advise on the best of legal actions that would benefit the person injured.

Our Kitchener personal injury lawyer team offers a comprehensive guide on proper legal counsel through the whole litigation process to secure the necessary compensations for a quick and effective recovery of laceration injuries.

Our lawyers on laceration claims are available throughout Ontario to assist in making effective laceration negotiations with the relevant parties at fault for the optimum compensations to recover well.

You may contact our free consultation personal injury lawyer at any time with no obligation to hear out your laceration case. Our proven track record of laceration cases would offer you great assurance on our competency in such personal accident injuries. It is better to be safe than sorry as serious and complicated lacerations could impair health and living.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Every province in Canada has instituted a liability act on animal or pet owners whose pet causes damages through bites and attacks on another individual.  Although some dog owners rear dogs as pets, many rear them to be watchdogs on their homes and properties.

Even pet dogs go could berserk sometimes to bite innocent passers-by or home visitors.

Liability Act on Dog Bites and Attacks

The dog owner Liability Act imposes legal responsibility on dog owners on any damage incurred by the pet. The legal process could be activated through a simple application to the Court over the attack or damage caused to have the destruction or more stringent control imposed on the guilty animal. The Court could release an order to ensure that the animal would be:

• Put on a leash
• Muzzled
• Confined to secured areas

Dog owners may be ordered to:

• Put up warning signs to warn others
• Abstain from owning a dog for a period of time
• Make compensations to the injured party

Dog owners who arm themselves with the right legal knowledge through any qualified Toronto personal injury lawyer on dog bites and attacks are poised to avoid heavy fines and sentences imposed by the Court on a conviction. With the increasing number of dog bites recorded in Canada every year, it is crucial for dog owners to be proactive in this matter that they should not be party to the statistics with their pets.

Legal Consultations by Dog Owners

As a dog owner, you may be anxious about the stringent laws of the land against your beloved pet should it run foul with the law in an unanticipated attack on another person. You may want to find a personal injury attorney in town specializing on dog bites and animal attacks cases to be advised on the best course of actions if your pet should bite or attack someone.

There are different aspects of the law pertaining to this Liability Act which dog owners may not be aware of. A free consultation personal injury lawyer could assist in educating dog owners on the details of this Liability Act to avoid a serious lawsuit. For example, the Liability Act is not applicable for bites and attacks on the premises of the dog owner with the Provincial Offences Act coming into effect against any prosecution.

Sometimes the unavoidable incident could happen without notice; you could find 24×7 injury lawyer services on the Internet at any time for the quick and apt legal consultation required.

How We Can Assist

Our legal firm offers prompt legal advice to assist in any dog bite or attack complaints with our competent 24×7 injury lawyer services in and around Toronto. We are well versed with the Liability Act on dog bites and animal attacks to advise you on the best course of actions that would avoid dire legal consequences or implications to you or your dog. You can call upon our 24×7 injury lawyer specializing in dog bites and attacks for prompt counsel and actions at any time.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

Should you ever get into an accident at work, it is wise to find a personal injury attorney who is well versed with workplace accidents that could be serious. It is noted that occupational hazards are common at the workplace which could lead to various types of physical or mental injuries.

The International Labor Organization recorded over 300 million on-the-job accidents per annum with over 2.3 million deaths as a result. Work-related accidents could be caused by irresponsible third parties and these could bring in a degree of injury, disease or even death.

Types of Workplace Accidents

Occupational accidents are usually unexpected occurrences that could result in serious personal damages and possibly death, but compensation could be obtained through help of a skilled personal injury lawyer.

Certain industries where workers are exposed to greater occupational hazards such as construction mishaps incurred higher fatality rates and personal injuries than others. Slips and falls resulting in fatal injuries arise from construction injuries with 51% resulting in death.

Many construction mishaps result from falls from height or being trapped by huge falling structures besides being hit by on-site vehicles or moving objects. More and more workers are injured at work from slips, trips and falls which impact worker productivity and performance at work.

Health and social service industries also record high numbers of injuries while at work with manufacturing coming close. Many workplace accidents could be prevented with simple preventive measures implemented and workers educated on being safe at all times.

Consequences of Workplace Accidents

As a result of workplace accidents, companies are losing millions of dollars due to the increasing number of injured workers who have to take off from work. Many workplace accidents could require long periods of recovery for the injured workers, which result in long absences from work.

The extra cost would be incurred for the company when temporary workforce must be hired. Productivity of workers could be lowered even upon return to work due to their personal injuries. Some injured workers may need to be retrained upon returning to work. Hence, wise employers should implement suitable measures at their workplace to prevent accidents.

Legal Assistance on Workplace Accidents

Employers should consult an experienced personal injury lawyer to be informed of potentially grave consequences of workplace accidents. Our Richmond Hill personal injury lawyer could advise employers on the best steps of legal action to activate should there be a workplace accident that instigates legal action by the injured employee.

Preventive measures could be implemented through the wise legal counsel of our skilled and experienced 24×7 injury lawyers to reduce potentially high costs incurred on the employer or company due to the high demands of compensation by injured workers. Good measures implemented would help the company save a lot from medical cost compensations, lost wages compensation, medical leave expenses and long term recovery expenses. Our serious injury lawyers are experts in the complicated processes of the law of personal injuries and financial compensations to assist the company in adopting the best procedures from day one.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)

The sheer size and scale of train accidents causes them to become catastrophic disasters, leading to enormous damage to property and various types of injuries, some of them serious or fatal. If you have been injured in a train accident or you’ve lost a loved one is such a mishap, contact a personal injury lawyer to assist you with making a claim for compensation.

Accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence and the injured are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident. For best results, find a personal injury lawyer with specific experience, expertise and knowledge in dealing successfully with cases like yours.

Types of Train Accidents

You may be a railway employee, passenger, bystander or cargo-loader etc and train accidents can happen without warning, changing your life forever. Many accidents are related to goods-trains, but passenger-train accidents are also common. These include:

• Derailment
• Equipment failure
• Collisions between trains
• Collisions between trains and other vehicles
• Pedestrian mishaps
• Occupational illnesses/injuries
• Aggravation of pre-existing condition
• Slip and fall
• Being hit by falling loads
• Exposure to toxic chemicals/gases
• Fires
• Track defects
• Bystander injury at unmanned crossings
• Hazardous cargo spills
• Lack of warning signs
• Disobeying signals
• Communication problems
• Terrorist/criminal attack

Many train accidents in Ontario involve trains transporting crude oil from oil-fields. These can be devastating as the oil spills cause devastating fires that can take weeks to control. These fires affect health and safety in the community around, as there could be toxins in the air, leading to respiratory and chest problems.

Our free consultation injury lawyers can assist victims by providing them with a swift, genuine and comprehensive assessment of the claim and advising them on the best way forward.

The types of injuries that occur in train accidents include:

• Wounds, cuts and lacerations
• Bruises, ligament/tendon tear
• Broken bones, fractures
• Amputation
• Head and neck injuries
• Back and spinal cord injuries
• Disability, paralysis
• Disfigurement
• Burns
• Crush injuries
• Asphyxiation
• Shoulder, chest injuries
• Internal organ damage
• Loss of vision, memory, function
• Death

Train accidents are caused by:

• Human Error
• Failure of Equipment
• Mechanical failure
• Negligence of conductors, railway authorities
• Poor visibility
• Bad weather conditions
• Poorly maintained track/train
• Distracted pedestrian or train operator
• Obstructions/Animals/Objects on the track
• Inspection/Maintenance failure or violations

How We Can Assist

Our serious injury lawyers can examine the circumstances of the case and conduct independent investigations to determine where exactly the fault lies. This can be quite challenging as train accidents are complex events, involving multiple parties. The federal/provincial/state government that regulates the railroad industry, individuals, third-parties, etc may all be liable in different ways. Our experienced personal injury lawyers can help victims to put together a robust claim, backed by evidence and filed within the stipulated deadlines, at the right venue and jurisdiction.

In the case of wrongful death, the victim’s relatives can file a claim. The insurance companies that must make the settlement pay-outs could adopt aggressive, delaying or manipulative tactics to avoid, dismiss, deny or minimize your claim. Our accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can represent victims in all negotiations ensuring that their rights are protected at all times.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)