The recent catastrophic motor-vehicle accident on Highway 403 in Mississauga resulted in the death of a twenty-one year old Brampton, Ont. resident and left seven others injured when they were ejected from the vehicles following the impact. The collision happened when an east-bound SUV rear-ended a sedan and police sources stated that they had information that one of the vehicles was traveling erratically when the crash happened.

Such serious car accidents can have a devastating impact on all those involved, whether they’re passengers or drivers. Sometimes, innocent pedestrians may also fall victim and become seriously injured. Vehicles traveling at high speed on expressways and highways cause serious damage to human life and property when such high-intensity, high impact collisions happen.

If you or a loved one has been injured in such a disaster, the first step is obviously to get emergency medical treatment. Often, the victims are all seriously injured and unable to contact traffic or medical authorities. In such cases, bystanders or witnesses can assist by calling for an ambulance and the police immediately. Once the medical emergency has been satisfactorily tackled and the right kind of treatment is being given, the respective insurance companies have to be informed.

It’s equally important to contact a personal injury attorney immediately, since accidents are usually caused by someone’s fault or negligence. Our experienced personal injury lawyers can begin working on the statutory benefits available to all accident victims regardless of fault in Ontario and simultaneously taking forward your personal injury claim against those responsible for the accident.

How Damages Are Assessed in Motor-vehicle Accident Claims

When serious accidents happen, damages are to be paid to victims by those responsible for causing the accident. This could include multiple persons and agencies, including government and road authorities, vehicle manufacturers, bar/club owners if the driver was impaired etc. The at-fault party’s insurance company would generally attempt to delay, deny, dismiss or minimize the extent of damages. It’s important to remember that all claims have to be filed within a specified time limit, and this includes claims for statutory benefits too. For most of us, the amount of paperwork involved could be over-whelming and confusing. Our 24×7 personal injury lawyers are well-versed with these regulations. If the victims themselves are unable to make such decisions, a close relative or substitute decision maker can act on their behalf. In the event of death, as in the case of the Brampton resident in the Highway 403 collision, the Ontario Family Law Act provides that family members including spouses, siblings, children and grandchildren can bring a claim for losses that would include loss of care, guidance, companionship etc.

In most cases, settlement is arrived at between the parties outside the court. However, this involves intensive and extensive negotiations, presentation of evidence to back claims, counter-evidence, citing of witness testimony and expert testimony, negotiations regarding the type and amount of settlement etc. In case the negotiations do not yield a satisfactory settlement, our car accident lawyers are fully prepared to take the case to trial.

Compensation is awarded based on

• The nature of injury
• Cause of the injury, including multiple causes if any
• Impact that the injury has on ability to work/conduct activities/chores/recreation as previously

Other factors would include the long-term impact of these injuries and the pain and suffering undergone. In case of permanent disability or disfigurement, additional compensation may be awarded based on a life-care plan and future medical needs and other needs. Once this information is made available by your doctors to your toronto personal injury lawyers, they are in a better position to provide you with an evaluation of the case. Our personal injury lawyers begin reviewing case law that’s available to our knowledgeable team, then examine similar cases where compensation has been awarded and also review previous cases similar to yours that we have handled.

How We Can Assist

Our serious injury lawyers work with a team of specialists to gather medical evidence to back your claim. We can also conduct our own independent investigations into the cause of the crash by enlisting the services of car crash specialists who can analyze the entire scenario and provide a comprehensive report identifying the exact cause of the collision. Our accident injury lawyer available 24×7 have the resources and knowledge to access traffic and police authority records, find eyewitnesses if any, assemble a panel of expert witnesses that could include automobile engineers, medical professionals, traffic experts etc who can provide the right kind of support to back your claim.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

People usually go to bars, clubs, restaurants, pubs or nightclubs to relax, enjoy themselves and have a good time. Quite often, people arrive there to celebrate a special occasion or a night out with friends or family. Corporates encourage employees to bond over a drink, celebrate team achievements or honor a retiring co-worker. Few people go to such venues to deliberately create a disturbance. They have no apprehensions about their own safety and expect to be treated with respect and consideration.

In a nightclub or bar, things get out of control without proper supervision. Violent altercations may break out, as some of these venues maybe the gathering places for unsavory elements. If you or a loved one has been injured or harmed in a nightclub or bar, you are entitled to compensation for the injuries suffered. Contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.

The recent incident involving famous rapper and hip-hop star Drake and the Muzik nightclub in Toronto has brought this issue into sharp focus. Two people were killed and three others critically injured in the skirmish and shooting that broke out in the club’s extensive grounds. A suit was filed by one of the injured persons who had been waiting to get the star’s autograph when he was assaulted by Drake’s employees. The suit names the hitmaker star, five others and Muzik owners. The plaintiff claimed that the nightclub owners ought to have known that there would be disturbances since the club has a previous history of such violent outbreaks yet they failed to take the proper measures to prevent them.

What is Assault?

Assault  and battery usually go together, though there are slight differences. Assault includes the threat of harm with the ability to carry out the harm, while battery is the completion of the act. These acts include unwanted physical contact which is intentional or unintentional, including sexual contact. It generally involves:

• intentional unlawful threat to cause injury to another by force
• circumstances that create fear of danger in another person
• the ability to carry out the threat if not prevented

Even if there is no actual contact, an assault can be completed, as for instance, if a person enters a store and points a toy gun at the cashier to threaten them in a robbery.

Common assault situations include

• Bar fights that involve patrons and/or bouncers
• Fights between students in school
• Domestic violence, rape, sexual assault
• Violence at sporting events/between neighbors
• Police brutality
• Assaults in malls, parking lots, apartment complexes

The premises owner has a duty to conduct thorough background checks of their employees and ensure that they have no history of violent behavior or criminal record.

Our free consultation injury lawyers can provide a swift and comprehensive evaluation of your case and advise you about the merits.

The person who commits assault faces criminal charges but the victim can also file a personal injury claim under the law of torts/civil law to receive compensation for the damages caused by the assault, which may be physical, emotional and/or financial.

The law of torts holds that not just the person who commits the assault, but those who exercise control, supervision and/or employs the assailant are also responsible for their actions. For instance, schools, churches, event organizers, bar/tavern/nightclub owners, parents etc all have a duty to prevent assaults, failing which they are responsible for any injuries. Generally, it is their insurance companies that pay the compensation to the victims.

Ontario victims of assault can file a claim for compensation with the assistance of our experienced personal injury lawyers.

What Kind of Compensation Can Be Claimed? 

Damages are generally based on the circumstances of the case, the nature of injuries, the profile of the assaulter and the victim and the kind of damages suffered. Generally, claims can be made for medical expenses related to the injury, care and rehabilitation, income loss, pain and suffering. If the injury is serious and has caused disability or disfigurement, present/past/future income loss and a life-care plan has to be worked out with the help of a personal injury lawyer.

How We Can Assist

Assault claims must be made within a specified time limit. The claim must be filed in the right jurisdiction, based on the amount of compensation claimed and the location of the assault. Our personal injury lawyers available 24×7 are well-versed with these aspects. The responsible parties must be notified within a specified time. Since every claim is different, find a personal injury attorney who has experience/expertise in specifically your kind of case. 

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.TM (416 931 5015)

When you visit a bar or night-club for a few hours of relaxation and enjoyment, things turn unpleasant if you become the victim of assault by the bar or night-club bouncer, resulting in harm or injury. When such a situation occurs, your first priority is to get immediate medical attention, whether you suffer minor or major injuries. Some types of injuries could develop into more serious complications if they’re not attended to early enough by a competent/experienced medical professional.

Following this, it’s important to contact a personal injury attorney as soon as possible. If the bouncer or security guard harms or injures a patron, for instance, pushes or punches them, causing them to fall or crash against a wall or down steps, resulting in bruises, cuts/lacerations, broken bones or severe brain/spinal injuries, whiplash or other serious injuries, you are entitled to compensation from all those responsible for this occurrence. Our 24×7 personal injury lawyers can be of immediate assistance to ensure that your rights are protected and that you receive the right medical and legal advice.

Most people working as bouncers or security guards at hospitality facilities don’t personally have the means or the insurance coverage to fulfill your compensation claim. Hence, the premises owner also needs to be part of your suit. Ensure that you find a personal injury lawyer who has specialized in this area of tort law.

Night-Club Bouncer or Security Guard Assaults

People go to clubs, pubs, restaurants or bars to have a good time, relax and let their hair down. They are served food/alcohol, entertained by music/live performers and the atmosphere is generally less inhibited and cheerful. People feel secure and safe as there are specially hired security guards and bouncers to prevent untoward incidents and ensure that patrons don’t suffer injury or harm. These guards/bouncers are expected to hold their own emotions and aggression in check, diffuse potentially explosive situations and also monitor the behavior of patrons.

However, security guards and bouncers sometimes step out of line, lose their cool and attack or assault customers. This could be because patrons were under the influence of alcohol and behaved aggressively towards the guard. Inexperienced bouncers may find it difficult to keep themselves under control. Negligence is failing to perform some aspect of their job which results in harm/injury to patrons.

For instance, if a guest informs the bouncer about liquid-spill on the floor and the guard ignores it, causing guests to slip and fall, premises liability and negligent security suits can be brought against the premises owner and guards.

In tragic cases, a guest may die due to injuries suffered in attacks by bouncers at night-clubs/bars etc. and our 24×7 personal injury lawyers can assist you to bring a suit of wrongful death against the premises-owner as well as the guards. Criminal cases would be filed separately by the police.

Bouncers/security guards do not have special immunity/privileges. They should follow a strict protocol in enforcing peace, such as make verbal requests, ask the person to leave or call the police in case the patron is impaired or aggressive. If attacked first, the bouncer may retaliate in self-defense, or to protect another person.

How We Can Assist

When you or a loved one suffers such injuries, our accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can ensure that you receive the best medical treatment and legal assistance without delay. Personal injury cases have stringent time-frames within which they’re to be filed, and our traumatic injury lawyers can proceed with the paperwork to ensure that it is completed in a timely and accurate way. It’s also vital to file the case in the right jurisdiction, based on location of attack and the amount of compensation sought. Compensation awarded can be for medical expenses, pain and suffering/mental anguish, lost wages etc. If there are serious injuries, claim can be made for disability, rehabilitation, care etc.

Our free consultation injury lawyers take up cases on a contingency-fee basis and no fees are required up-front. We also have the expertise, resources and experience to ensure that the case is backed by medical/eye-witness testimony, documentary/photographic proof, evidence from surveillance cameras etc. and we can access police records to further strengthen the case.

While personal injury lawyers are well-versed with all aspects of tort law, it’s beneficial in such cases is to ensure that you get a local personal injury lawyer who is familiar with dealing with cases similar to yours, since she/he would be able to understand the circumstances, the kind of pub/club/restaurant that you patronized, and also the local court and law-enforcement systems.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

It’s a common mis-perception that slip and fall accidents are pretty straightforward and easier for a personal injury lawyer to handle as compared to for instance a motor-vehicle accident claim, since there are no complex insurance regulations to negotiate, no statutory threshold, deductibles or parallel claim for statutory accident benefits to make. However, these cases can be much less simple than they’re assumed to be.

Our free consultation injury lawyers can provide a swift, genuine and comprehensive evaluation of your claim for compensation from the City for a slip and fall accident.

Some Critical Issues

The municipality or government owes a common duty of care to sidewalk users to ensure that they remain safe in icy weather conditions. In standard slip and fall accidents there may be a longer time period in which to file a notification of the accident but in the case of government/municipal bodies, a notification has to be sent by registered mail to the clerk of the municipality within 10 days of the incident. This rule is unique to claims against a city. The time-limit within which to start legal proceedings is the same as for claims against private parties which is two years.

This 10-day rule can be waived only if there have been unavoidable circumstances that prevented filing, such as the plaintiff’s death as a result of injuries sustained in the accident or if the judge deems that there are reasonable excuses for the delay. This rule applies to provincial highways too.

The city can be held liable if it’s proven that it was grossly negligent as deemed in Sec 44(9) of the Municipal Act. The concept of “gross negligence” can be interpreted in various ways. For instance, if black ice has not been cleared from the sidewalk for more than two or three days, or when icy conditions and heavy snowfall occur, the city did not take immediate steps to clear the sidewalks or if the municipality has no policies or did not follow its own policies to ensure the safety of citizens on the sidewalk.

Roads or lanes which are regularly used by people can be treated as sidewalks.

These and other complex legal provisions could make the case quite difficult and long-drawn out. Our experienced injury lawyers are well-versed and well-informed about such regulations and the changes that occur in them from time to time.

What To Do Following A Slip and Fall Accident

Unless the victim is critically injured, there are some basic steps that can be followed in the moments that immediately follow such an accident.

Many people experience embarrassment or loss of dignity when they slip and fall and are quick to dust themselves off and exit the place as quickly as possible. However, such accidents can cause injuries that manifest after a longer period and lead to serious problems later, when it is too late to file compensation claims.

Hence, it’s important not to make admissions like “Oh, I’m fine!” “Just didn’t see that patch of ice!” or “It’s my fault!” If such statements are quoted later during negotiations with insurers, our 24×7 injury lawyers may find it difficult to sustain claims of injury related to your slip and fall accident.

Gather as much evidence as possible about the location, land-marks, condition of the side-walk etc and if possible, click pictures on your cellphone. Make a note of the exact time, day, address and what the weather was like.

Our immediate injury lawyers available 24×7 would also require information about what exactly the victim was wearing, including foot-wear. Preserve these items in a safe place so that they can be produced later if required. If the victim wears eye-glasses, keep the last prescription and make a note of whether they were wearing the spectacles at the time of the accident.

If victims were on medication, whether they had consumed alcohol, were familiar with that area/location, their medical condition, previous history of falls, etc are all important information that serious injury lawyers can use.

We have the resources and expertise to access police and ambulance reports, assemble witnesses, procure documentary/photographic evidence, access surveillance camera records if available at the spot, to put together a robust compensation claim.

While dealing with government or municipal agencies, it’s important to remember that delays are a part of the legal process. Examining their set standards of property maintenance and safety guidelines is another task vital in personal injury cases, since breach of such regulations can be proven.

Ensure that the maximum information is provided to your lawyers to enhance the chances of a favorable 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.TM (416 931 5015)

A November 10 2014 collision between a passenger-car and a TTC bus near Etobicoke resulted in at least one instantaneous death and critical injuries to the car passengers. The bus passengers suffered minor injuries.

The catastrophic accident happened at an intersection early on a Sunday morning. The bus which spun out of control, crashed into a nearby parking lot, flew over parking curbs, damaged a traffic signal and fire hydrant before finally smashing into a commercial building. Several bystanders and nearby building occupants narrowly missed being hit. The car was severely damaged and at the time of filing the report, traffic authorities were still trying to work out what caused the crash and whether either of the vehicles ran a red light at the intersection. Investigations were also focused on whether the lights were operating properly and car-crash specialists were trying to arrive at other possible reasons for the crash.

If you or a loved one has been involved in such devastating accidents, the first priority would obviously be to get immediate medical help. After the police have completed their formalities, insurance companies must be informed and the accident victim/relatives should contact a personal injury attorney without delay.

Accidents have their genesis in someone’s fault or negligence. This has to be clearly established and the injured are entitled to compensation from those responsible for the accident. Statutory benefits are available to all victims of motor-vehicle accidents, but the compensation may not cover all the present and future expenditure and losses that victims and their families have to bear. A free consultation injury lawyer can provide a swift and comprehensive evaluation of the merits of the case and begin the legal process immediately. This is important because there are stringent time-frames within which to file compensation claims.

Accidents Involving Public Transportation

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) enjoys the reputation of being a safe and well-maintained system, with world-class safety standards and commuter-centric policies. However, accidents can and do happen due to negligence or omission, disregard of safety standards or commission of mistakes, errors of judgment, etc.

All catastrophic motor-vehicle collisions are complex events and it is extremely difficult to establish the reasons without extensive and intensive research conducted by specialists and professionals. When public transportation vehicles are involved, the case becomes even more challenging to unravel as it’s not easy to clearly fix the chain of responsibility.

Some of the complications could be:

Different degrees and types of injury: When a large public transportation vehicle collides with a passenger car, passengers in the larger vehicle suffer less serious injuries, while the smaller vehicle’s passengers can be critically injured or even die. Soft tissue injuries, whiplash, fractures, temperomandibular disorders, aggravated spondylosis, impact injuries, bruises, cuts and lacerations could affect bus passengers, while traumatic brain/spine injury, thoracic injury, internal organ damage, amputation, loss of vision, burns, uncontrollable bleeding etc could cause severe injury in car passengers, pedestrians or bicyclists. Our serious injury lawyers also ensure that victims get immediate and top-quality medical assistance.

Identifying the causes and Fixing liability: This can prove very difficult, as there may be multiple agencies involved. If the traffic lights were malfunctioning, the road was poorly maintained, the brakes failed, the driver/s were distracted or impaired, buses or trucks were over-loaded etc. it could be a long-drawn out process to fix the fault accurately. Many individuals or groups may have a shared responsibility and the chain could go right up to the vehicle manufacturers. Our car accident lawyers can consult traffic and transportation experts to apportion the blame correctly.

Complicated regulations and laws: Laws for public transportation, commercial and privately owned vehicles are governed by different federal and provincial laws. Additionally, there are several other regulations like insurance rules, safety standards, maintenance regulations, inter-provincial laws and municipal laws that come into play in such serious collisions.

How We Can Assist

Our experienced personal injury lawyers can ensure that victims of accidents involving public transportation receive the benefit of our experience and expertise in this area of personal injury law.

We can ensure that compensation claims and paperwork are filed in a timely fashion, with emphasis on the right jurisdiction and backed by robust evidence and a clear establishment of fault. Dealing with government/insurance agencies can be frustrating and time-consuming and accident victims may suffer great financial burdens, disability, pain and suffering, rehabilitation and therapy costs and life-long need for care. We work on a contingency fee basis and can ensure that accident victims and their family members are not deprived in any way while awaiting final settlement of their claims.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Multi-Vehicle collisions are perhaps the most devastating type of motor-vehicle accidents and result in enormous damage to people and property. Most of the vehicles involved are damaged beyond repair, while passengers and drivers suffer catastrophic injuries. Fires may break out, it’s usually very difficult to extricate people from the vehicles and to identify the dead. Seriously injured people could bleed to death if they’re not given proper medical attention, while those with internal organ damage have to be moved to a critical care facility immediately. Seemingly minor injuries could later develop into chronic problems, while some injuries may escape  being diagnosed at all.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a multi-vehicle collision, once the medical emergency has been taken care of, contact a personal injury attorney as soon as possible.

The recent pile-up on the W 401 in Durham was one such disaster, which resulted in the death of a 12-year-old child and two adults. The collision involved twenty vehicles, and took place in a construction zone. Four tractor trailers, some transportation trucks and several passenger vehicles were involved. The collision was so serious that investigators could hardly identify each separate vehicle from the twisted and crumpled mass of metal at the collision site.

Multi-Vehicle Collisions

Collisions involving several vehicles can be the worst form of road accidents, and some of them have involved up to 100 vehicles. They usually happen on high-capacity, high-speed roadways and expressways, in poor visibility or weather conditions, compounded by the generally high speed with which vehicles travel on such roads. High volumes of traffic also means that if just one vehicle develops a fault, changes lanes wrongly or hits the vehicle in front, pile-ups happen almost instantaneously.

Smaller vehicles crumple under the enormous pressure and velocity that bear upon them, leaving very little chance of survival of those inside. Often, even if passengers are able to exit a vehicle, they could get hit by speeding vehicles, or those spinning out of control at the crash site. Collisions to cars from the sides and rear can cause severe whiplash and impact injuries, while under-side collisions of passenger cars going under the chassis of trailers causes traumatic brain injury or even decapitation.

Our experienced personal injury lawyers can assist victims first by ensuring that they receive medical treatment, or assist relatives of those killed in the accident and begin dealing with the paperwork and documentation immediately.

Reasons for the crash and fixing the responsibility for it are one of the most challenging tasks for the police, traffic authorities and the city/municipality. These are extremely complex and complicated situations, given the number of vehicles involved, people injured and killed, damage to public and private property, etc. There may be eye-witnesses who perceived the reasons in different ways, or a malfunctioning of surveillance cameras. Car-crash specialists and investigators may have to be consulted.

When someone dear to you has been involved in such a collision, which resulted in death/serious injury, our traumatic brain injury lawyers can ensure that the reasons for the crash are thoroughly investigated.

Death of Children

Wrongful death claims can be brought against the at-fault party/parties when there is death due to the accident or as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. Our immediate injury lawyers available 24×7 are well-versed with the process of filing a claim within the stipulated time limits and in the right venue/jurisdiction. There is nothing more distressing than the death of a child, and parents are obviously shattered and confused. In most cases, parents themselves may be seriously injured. The immediate relatives can find a personal injury lawyer who specializes in this area of law and has the skill, experience and proven successful track-record to pursue the wrongful death suit.

Parents are often unsure and far too emotionally-upset to think of filing personal injury suits. However, as parents/guardians, they can file for compensation for the death of a child below 18.

Our immediate injury lawyer available 24×7 deals with the case with empathy, respect and protects you from enduring unnecessary distress while making the claim. Dealing with insurance companies, government agencies and their legal representatives can be extremely frustrating and time-consuming. Reliving the tragic events causes depression and grief but our free consultation injury lawyers can assist the family and guide them through all aspects of the case. Generally, families may not have the financial resources to fund the case, access police/traffic-authority records, medical information, experts/eye-witnesses etc. and our car accident lawyers ensure that victims’ 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.TM (416 931 5015)

Personal Injury law is a means of seeking compensation for those who have been injured due to the fault or negligence of another person. It is a highly specialized area of civil law which requires deep and wide understanding of tort laws and insurance regulations. It also calls for expertise and experience in negotiation as well as trial court procedures.

If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident that resulted from negligent driving by someone else, contact a Mississauga personal injury attorney as soon as possible to begin the process of filing your compensation claim. The Ontario Highway Act entitles all victims of motor-vehicle accidents to claim statutory benefits regardless of fault. However, these benefits may be insufficient to cover the present and future damages that you and your family may have suffered. Our free consultation Mississauga injury lawyers can assess your case and provide a genuine evaluation of the merits and procedures involved.

Negligent Driving

In legal terms, “negligent” means failure to exercise due care which a responsible person is expected to exercise. This also implies that there was no intention to harm the person, but the injury was caused due to carelessness or failure to act in a responsible manner that displays a disregard for the safety of others.

It could be a lack of attention due to distractions like use of cellphones, texting, grooming, shaving, eating, reading or watching a movie while driving. Often, the driver fails to give full attention to the task when the car is full of passengers who are chatting, singing and in an exuberant mood. Contrarily, co-passengers could annoy or anger the driver, leading to aggressive driving or over-speeding. If negligent driving leads to injury/death of an innocent victim, the driver faces criminal and civil action.

Ontario has a system of demerit points to curb driving offenses, identify, monitor and correct offenders and ensure road safety for all road-users.

Demerit points are awarded for offenses ranging from not obeying signs/signals, driving too slow/fast, reversing or traveling in wrong direction on highway, tail-gating, not stopping for school-bus, etc in an ascending scale from 2-7, applicable in the case of Ontario drivers offending in other provinces/New York/ Michigan. Our Mississauga experienced personal injury lawyers can access driver records to use in your claim.

Proving Negligence 

Your claim must prove that:

• You/your property suffered proximate physical/financial/emotional damage in the accident
• The defendant caused the accident and their conduct was below legal standard of reasonable care

An important factor is the victim’s conduct. It may affect the right to compensation insofar as their contribution to causing the accident is proven – for instance, if the victim fell asleep while driving, was driving a vehicle that they knew to have faulty brakes or was involved in a criminal/illegal activity while driving. Our Mississauga car accident lawyers can examine your role in the accident and advise you accordingly.

Important Features of Personal Injury Suit

A crucial aspect of personal injury lawsuits is the stringent time-frame within which claims must be filed. They must also be filed in the right venue and jurisdiction, along with all the relevant/required documents. Our Mississauga accident injury lawyers available 24×7 are well-versed with these procedures and can ensure that the paperwork is handled correctly. Types of damages include medical/hospitalization, future care/rehabilitation, house-keeping, special/out-of-pocket expenses related to the accident, pain and suffering.

In the case of death/disability/severe injury, our serious injury lawyers can assist relatives of the deceased/disabled to sue for loss of care/guidance, companionship, pain and suffering, future wages, hospital/funeral expenses etc. 

Pain and Suffering

To prove your claim in these types of damages, the damage must be so severe that it causes a permanent life-change in terms of physical/mental function. This is known as the “threshold” in car accident laws. There are several important legal aspects to proving that the damage sustained is permanent, irreversible and had a life-altering impact on your life in terms of mobility, career, self-care, independence, self-esteem and future medical/physical/financial/psychological needs. Our Mississauga traumatic brain injury lawyers can assemble expert witnesses, car-crash specialists, access medical/traffic/police records and get the required documentary/photographic/video evidence to prove these claims.

Lawsuit Procedures

Our Mississauga personal injury lawyers can advise you that filing a compensation claim includes:

• Collection of facts
• Filing statement of claim in court
• Interim applications
• Examinations for discovery
• Fulfilling undertakings made during discovery
• Medical examinations
• Review/Negotiation/Settlement out of court
• Trial if negotiations fail
• Completion

We can assist you with all aspects of proving negligence, safe-guarding your rights as a victim, undertaking all negotiations/paperwork and proceeding to trial 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.TM (416 931 5015)

We’re well into winter and with it comes the increased risk of accidents and injuries caused by the prevailing weather conditions and also the carelessness and negligence of people who are responsible for ensuring the safety of premises under their control. A common accident that occurs is the slip and fall accident. Some of them may be minor incidents, while others could result in serious, life-altering consequences.

Statistics reveal that thousands of people suffer such injuries annually, and it’s important that they get medical attention immediately. Some injuries may not always show symptoms at once, but they could have serious repercussions later. Following this, it’s also important to find a Mississauga personal injury attorney as soon as possible. Slip and fall accidents are caused by another person’s negligence or fault. The injured person is entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident. Though people are supposed to take reasonable precautions while they’re on another person’s property, accidents could happen and our free consultation Mississauga injury lawyers can evaluate your case and provide you with a comprehensive assessment of the merits. 

Slip and Fall Accidents

In legal terms, slip and fall injuries are sustained when a person suffers harm/injury on another’s property as a result of dangerous/neglected/hazardous conditions. These injuries are typically sustained when a person slips on water, grease, ice or snow, or because of poor lighting, badly maintained premises, etc. It is the property-owner’s duty to ensure safety of visitors.

Torn/bulging carpets can cause a person to trip and fall. Stumbling over objects when there was no legitimate reason for them to be there, or there was no sign/indication warning people about it, falling because of a missing light-bulb that causes poor visibility, badly maintained stairs and side-walks, construction sites that don’t have adequate warning signs, cracks/breaks/damage in the pavements or flooring, wet or slippery floors post cleaning with no warning signs, are some examples of slip and fall accidents.

Bars/pubs/restaurants also have a duty to ensure that their premises are safe for patrons. Failure to maintain an adjacent parking lot for the safety and convenience of patrons can also cause people to slip and fall en route to their cars or the pub/bar/restaurant/commercial premises.

Visitors to another’s home have a reasonable expectation that they are entering a safe place legitimately. If they sustain an injury in another person’s property, whether they’re family, friends, salespersons or workers, they can claim suitable compensation from the property owner for their injuries.

Under Ontario laws, the municipality is responsible for a person’s safety on sidewalks or roads and such liability extends to public places like airports, parks, public transit buildings and government properties.

On rental properties, the tenant could be liable for conditions that were not the landlord’s responsibility. Slippery floors, badly maintained furniture/carpets, dangerously placed furniture or shelving are the tenant’s responsibility. Tenants could also be liable if they hid a condition that the landlord should have fixed – for instance, if they placed a rug over a damaged floor or did not provide proper medical aid making the slip and fall injury worse.

However, tenants may not have adequate insurance coverage and our experienced personal injury lawyers can give you the right advice about your compensation claim and how to file it correctly.

Reach out to our Mississauga accident injury lawyers available 24×7 to get a swift, comprehensive and genuine evaluation of your slip and fall accident and whether it fulfills the eligibility for a compensation claim or not.

What To Do

Following a slip and fall accident, people are confused, in pain etc and they need immediate medical attention. However, what happens in the immediate aftermath of the accident could actually determine the course of the personal injury case.

Call for help immediately. Observe the area very carefully and if possible, take pictures on your cellphone of the surroundings, landmarks/prominent aspects of the property to locate the exact area. Record your impressions of the accident, how/why/where/when it occurred and check if there were any eye-witnesses. Get their contact details, though most people are reluctant to get involved. Property owners could alter conditions following an accident, hence photographic/eye-witness evidence is crucial. Contact a Mississauga personal injury attorney as soon as possible to safe-guard your rights and protect your interests.

Never make admissions like “It’s all my fault.”

Notwithstanding the fact that the person responsible for the accident is a close relative or friend, a suit against them does not directly impact them, since compensation is paid by their insurers. Our 24×7 Mississauga injury lawyers can provide the right advice.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Fibromyalgia is a little-understood musculo-skeletal syndrome that includes a range of symptoms. Characterized by intense pain and fatigue, it is also accompanied by certain emotional symptoms, making it a condition that could be easily mis-diagnosed and confused with other medical or psychological problems.

Recent studies have shown that fibromyalgia involves a change in the central nervous system which heightens the experience, perception and presentation of pain. Infections like flu, Epstein-Barr virus and pneumonia could cause these changes, as do injuries sustained in motor-vehicle accidents.

If you or a loved one experiences symptoms of fibromyalgia following a motor-vehicle accident, contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Victims of motor-vehicle accidents are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident and our car accident lawyers can assist you with filing a suitable claim that addresses your losses. 

What Is Fibromyalgia?

Though fibromyalgia is not very clearly understood, most medical practitioners agree that it is a type of soft-tissue rheumatic or arthritic complaint that may be caused by an invading organism and causes pain in the muscles and stiffness in the joints. Characteristically, the generalized pain is felt all over the body and could last for several months or even years. Sometimes, the pain is felt most acutely on certain parts of the body, like the back, neck, shoulders, knees, elbows, buttocks, etc. and it is invariably accompanied by a feeling of intense fatigue and emotional symptoms like depression. There is also heightened sensitivity to pressure and touch. Many people, including physicians, tend to dismiss, ignore or minimize the symptoms but the person who develops fibromyalgia requires special care with a multi-disciplinary approach.

Diagnosis

The presenting symptoms of fibromyalgia include:

• Low pain threshold on pressure points
• Anxiety/depression
• Fatigue
• Widespread pain

Pain is highly subjective and cannot be quantified or measured. Physicians base the diagnosis on patient interviews, clinical examinations and gradation on pain scales. Fibromyalgia can be diagnosed if the pain is widespread and is felt in at least eleven of the eighteen conventionally tender point points of the body when palpated. Pain and pressure sensitivity should have lasted for more than three months to be classified as fibromyalgia. Other possible causes/criteria have to be eliminated.

In fact, the diagnosis of fibromyalgia involves a bio-psycho-social approach that takes into account the previous history of the patient and the possible triggers that could have led to the condition. Our immediate personal injury lawyers available 24×7 can ensure that the correct diagnosis is arrived at by competent and sensitive medical professionals.

Causes 

Being inadequately understood, the causes of fibromyalgia could range from genetics, hormonal imbalances to stress. Additionally, it may not arise from just one cause or event, but could be triggered off by them. Other possible reasons include:

• Stress
• Injury
• Physical trauma
• Viral or bacterial infections
• Weakened immunity
• Lyme’s disease

Fibromyalgia is statistically more common in women, and the possible theories include the lower serotonin (the feel-good hormone) levels found in women, and the increased hormonal activity at different stages including puberty, pregnancy, menopause etc.

Currently, most medical professionals agree that micro-traumas or very small, almost invisible damage to different parts of the body could lead to a continuous cycle of pain and fatigue. Trauma to the brain, spinal cord following an injury or accident could develop into fibromyalgia. Our traumatic brain injury lawyers can assist motor-vehicle accident victims to get a thorough medical examination and establish the link between the auto accident and their fibromyalgia symptoms.

Treatment

Fibromyalgia requires a multi-disciplinary approach and a multi-pronged treatment, that could be spread over a long period of time. Physicians, pharmacologists, care-givers, psychologists, family-members, etc need to pool their data and work out a systematic plan for treatment.

It includes:

• Proper diet, nutrition and sleep
• Appropriate, regular and safe exercise regime
• Life-style changes
• Avoidance of coffee, colas and diet drinks
• Emotional support
• Psycho-social interventions
• Massage
• Moist heat treatments
• Pain medications and anti-depressants
• Relaxation techniques
• Yoga 

How We Can Assist

Following a motor-vehicle accident when fibromyalgia symptoms occur, find a personal injury attorney who has experience in specifically dealing with these types of cases. Most free consultation injury lawyers can provide swift, comprehensive and practical advice and evaluations based on the merits of your case and assist the sufferer to get the right kind of medical treatment. Dealing with insurance companies, assembling expert medical testimony, establishing the facts of the motor-vehicle accident and fixing liability are some of the benefits that a trained, experienced personal injury lawyer can help victims with. 

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Catastrophic car accidents can have a devastating impact on all those involved and result in life-altering consequences. Drivers, co-passengers, pedestrians and others involved may experience different types of physical, mental, emotional and economic losses, injury or harm. Some consequences may be temporary in nature, while others last during the entire life-time of the victim. Such events have a life-altering impact on the family and social circle and put a huge financial burden on them.

Accidents are the result of the fault or negligence of another person, group, corporation, government agency etc. and those responsible for it can be sued for damages in a civil action called personal injury law. It’s important to find a personal injury attorney as soon as possible to begin the legal process.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

One of the most serious injuries that accident victims suffer is the traumatic brain injury. There are several types of brain injury and each is unique. They include:

• acquired brain injury (due to strokes, tumors, lack of oxygen, etc)
• mild/moderate/severe traumatic brain injury
• concussion
• contusion
• penetration
• diffuse axonal
• coup contrecoup

Though concussion is considered to be a mild TBI, its effects can cause long-time impairments. Contusions are caused because of bleeding into the brain due to a direct impact to the head. Coup-contrecoup occurs when one side of the head suffers a severe blow that causes the brain to violently strike the opposite part of the skull, resulting in a second contusion. Tearing of nerves results in diffuse axonal. The results range from loss of functioning, coma or severe disability and death. Contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible so that victims and their relatives can receive suitable compensation early to improve their quality of life.

Causes

TBI may be of the open or closed types, where the skull is damaged or not. They occur due to several reasons:

• Direct blow to the head
• Gunshot wounds
• Violent shaking of head and neck
• Severe whiplash
• Sudden movement or momentum change
• Motor-vehicle/bicycle/motor-cycle/pedestrian accidents
• Slip and fall accidents
• Fall from a height
• Assault
• Being ejected from a moving vehicle
• Sports injuries
• Explosives

Additionally, if a person has suffered TBI previously, another severe damage to the head can compound the symptoms, especially if the first injury was not completely healed or resolved.

Statistically, young adults in the age-group of 15-19, older people above 65 and males across all age groups are more likely to sustain TBI.

Symptoms

• Physical: loss of consciousness, memory, impairments in movements, balance, coordination, dizziness, nausea, seizures, headaches, swallowing problems.
• Sensory: loss of vision, hearing, or altered sensations.
• Thinking skills: processing information, problem-solving, orientation, judgment, executive function, goal-setting, awareness of surroundings. etc.
• Behavioral: emotional problems, sleep disorders, mood-swings, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, depression, aggression.
• Communicative:  Speech disorders, difficulty in producing/understanding written/spoken language, conversational problems, slurred/unclear sound.

These symptoms are indicative of TBI and our experienced personal injury lawyers can ensure that the person received the right medical advice.

Diagnosis

TBI is initially diagnosed by physical examination and clinical interview with the victim following the accident. It is confirmed by CT scans, MRI etc but some cases of mild TBI may not show in imaging. In these cases, keeping the history of the person in mind and syncing it with the behavioral, emotional and cognitive aspects, a team of professionals is involved in the diagnosis, which includes speech/language pathologists, audiologists, physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, physiotherapists, vocational and occupational therapists, social workers, employers, educationists etc. In the case of children, the parent or care-giver’s report is important. Our traumatic brain injury lawyers can assist victims by ensuring that the right diagnosis is obtained.

Treatment

Prolonged hospitalization, surgery and extensive rehabilitation are required. Additionally, speech and physical therapies are essential. Psychiatric evaluation, neuropsychological assessment and frequent monitoring of the person’s condition are required. Prevention of secondary complications and restoration of available functions is begun. In the case of long-term/permanent disability, assistive technology and therapies are required, along with medications. Life-long care, vocational and re-educational aspects are also essential. Our car accident lawyers work with the family to analyze the future care of the person.

Legal Assistance

Personal injury claims are to be filed within strict statute of limitations. Our free consultation injury lawyers can ensure that all paperwork is submitted in time, at the relevant venue/jurisdiction and also negotiate with insurers and claims adjusters. Our immediate injury lawyers are available 24×7 to assist victims/families to deal with the police and traffic authorities. We ensure that our clients’ rights and interests are safe-guarded in this moment of crisis.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto area are served by Toronto’s transport hub that includes road, rail and air networks. There are different modes of transport in Toronto, consisting of vehicles that travel on highways, the mass transit system which includes subways, buses and streetcars, covering a 1200 km route that is managed by the Toronto Transit Commission, commuter rails and bus services. The companies involved include Toronto Transit, Mississauga Transit, London Transit, Viva, Go Transit, Durham Transit, Peterborough Transit, Ontario Transit commissions etc.

Given the size and scale of this rapid, busy, mass transportation system, accidents can and do happen. Many of them could involve several people and serious injuries. A variety of commuters and travelers use the systems and these include seniors, children, people with disability and other vulnerable groups. Additionally, mass transportation systems may suffer from poor maintenance. The drivers could be over-worked or fatigued. The safety and security of commuters is the responsibility of the transit company and any accidents are deemed to be caused because of a failure to enforce due care and responsibility.

If you or a dear one has been injured or harmed in an accident on the public transit system, get immediate medical assistance, no matter how minor the injury. The accident should also be immediately reported to the transit authority representatives and recorded. Following this, contact a Mississauga personal injury lawyer as soon as possible to begin working on your compensation claim. Accidents are caused by the fault or negligence of another person and victims are entitled to compensation. Our free consultation Mississauga injury lawyers can evaluate the circumstances of your case and provide an assessment of your claim.

Types of Public Transit Accidents

Residents of Toronto use the public transit system of buses and streetcars as their main mode of transportation.

The types of injuries include those caused by:

• Slip and fall or trip and fall accidents at transit stations
• Broken subway, streetcar or bus equipment related injuries
• Multiple vehicle collisions
• Train, streetcar or bus accident related injuries
• Driver negligence related accidents

In certain other types of accidents, the person may be hit by a bus or streetcar. They may be pedestrians or bicyclists or other road users. The size and weight of the public transit vehicle makes such accidents serious, with the possibility of catastrophic injuries. Pedestrians and bicyclists are specially vulnerable because their bodies are completely exposed. They can suffer traumatic brain injury, spinal injuries, internal organ damage, bleeding, cuts and lacerations, fractures, amputations etc.  In other cases, the person may have suffered injuries by being suddenly thrown off their seats, against the interior of the vehicle or out of the vehicle. These types of accidents can result in whiplash injury, cervical and thoracic trauma and head injuries.

As a victim of any of these or other type of accident suffered in the premises or vehicles of the public transit system, you are entitled to compensation. Our Mississauga serious injury lawyers can begin working on the claim at once, since there are strict statutes of limitations that apply to personal injury cases. Filing must also be done in the correct venue and according to the amount of compensation that’s being claimed. Larger amounts must be filed in the correct court, otherwise your claim is dismissed summarily, leading to delays and overrun of the statute of limitations. Our experienced Mississauga personal injury lawyers can guide you through the entire process.

Compensation Claims

Claiming compensation after being injured in an accident in this system could be challenging, because there are several new and complicated aspects to the Insurance Act for public transit in Toronto. These aspects could make it difficult for the ordinary person to file a compensation claim without the proper legal assistance.

The Ontario motor-vehicle accident laws are complex and subject to amendments and changes. The regulations that govern recovery of compensation in accident cases are not easy for a lay-person to understand. They are based on factors like the establishing whether there was a collision, fixing the chain of responsibility, type and severity of damage, the victim’s previous medical condition, contributory negligence etc. Dealing with insurance companies can be frustrating, time-consuming and confusing. Find a Mississauga personal injury lawyer who can provide the right legal advice.

Many victims of accidents hesitate to file a compensation claim because they do not have insurance coverage themselves or they feel that the at-fault person cannot be easily identified. However, our accident injury lawyers available 24×7 have the experience, expertise and resources to put together a robust and valid claim on your behalf.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

We all visit supermarkets, retail stores, shopping centers and malls regularly and find them extremely convenient. Large supermarkets contain almost everything that we need for personal and household use under one roof. Most of the large chains have food-courts, restaurants, fast-food outlets, and hold regular events and sales where we can pick up seasonal bargains and also have an enjoyable day out with family and friends.

However, you could also be injured or harmed in a supermarket. If you or a loved one has been injured in a supermarket accident, getting medical assistance is your prime concern. Once this has been taken care of, contact a Mississauga personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence and victims are entitled to compensation from those responsible for the untoward event. Our immediate injury lawyers available 24×7 can assist you with getting medical attention.

Types of Supermarket Accidents

Supermarkets are large, busy areas, with different types of spaces, products and facilities. Supermarkets must be clean and well-maintained to enhance customer experience, and to make the place attractive, clean/hygienic and worth visiting. Apart from visitors, supermarket workers are also at risk.

Accidents that could occur in supermarkets include:

• Slip and fall is the most common type of accident, resulting from slippery or wet floors which have just been cleaned, especially in the corridors and wash-rooms. Accidents are caused by failure to place warning signs.

• In food-stores, spillages and leakages from the green-grocery, meats or refrigerated sections may cause the floor to become wet and if the store is not being regularly monitored, people can slip and fall.

• Placement of cartons, packaging material, shopping carts, loose and poorly maintained flooring or carpets, poor lighting and inadequate warning signals can cause serious accidents.

• Cracked flooring, uneven pavement outside the supermarket and ill-maintained stairs are other causes of injury.

• Badly-maintained air-conditioning systems, faulty escalators/elevators, no warning-signs on glass-doors and walls, poorly-lit/badly-maintained car-parks are other sources of harm/injury.

• Falling objects from shelves can cause injury when they hit your head or body. In very large supermarkets, if facilities are inadequate to take objects located on higher shelves, or no help is available, people could drop heavy items on their feet, shoulders or head, leading to serious injuries.

• Floor mats may be improperly placed, bunched up or slippery.

• Lacerations, cuts and bruises from sharp edges of grocery carts, shelves and counters may cause minor injuries.

• Food-poisoning or stomach infections from improperly packaged, unhygienic or date-expired products are other common injuries.

• If you’ve purchased a faulty, defective or malfunctioning product that causes you or your family harm while using it, the supermarket is responsible for the injury.

Liability

Supermarket business owners have a duty of care to all visitors who enter their premises to ensure that there is a reasonable amount of safety. They have to protect visitors from foreseeable harm. Any failure to do so could result in an accident/injury for which compensation must be paid. Our serious injury lawyers can assist you with establishing the chain of negligence and liability.

The compensation is to be paid by the insurance company of those responsible for the accident. Our free consultation Mississauga injury lawyers can provide a swift, genuine assessment of the circumstances of your case and advise you about the validity of your claim.

Steps to Take

If you have an accident in a supermarket:

• Report the accident immediately to a supervisor/manager and ensure that it is recorded in the store’s accident log/journal/book.
• Make a note of the person who recorded it, along with time/date.
• Get medical attention immediately, no matter how minor the injury.
• If there were witnesses, get their contact details.
• Never accept any free gifts, candy, discounts etc by way of compensation or in lieu of an apology from the store.
• Make a note of surveillance cameras in the vicinity.
• Take pictures on your cellphone of the venue, with prominent landmarks and the exact accident spot.
• Keep all bills, receipts and records of your visit to the supermarket and medical records.
• Get the supermarket’s insurance details and the name/address of the supermarket’s head/corporate office.
• Extent and nature of injury can be deceptive. If you develop serious symptoms later, contact your doctor immediately.
• Never make statements like “It’s all my fault” “I just didn’t see that” etc.

Find a Mississauga personal injury lawyer or a 24×7 injury lawyer immediately and begin working on your compensation claim, so that you file within the stipulated time-frame and at the right venue/jurisdiction.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

We’re well into winter and with it comes the increased risk of accidents and injuries caused by the prevailing weather conditions and also the carelessness and negligence of people who are responsible for ensuring the safety of premises under their control. A common accident that occurs is the slip and fall accident. Some of them may be minor incidents, while others could result in serious, life-altering consequences.

Statistics reveal that thousands of people suffer such injuries annually, and it’s important that they get medical attention immediately. Some injuries may not always show symptoms at once, but they could have serious repercussions later. Following this, it’s also important to find a Mississauga personal injury attorney as soon as possible. Slip and fall accidents are caused by another person’s negligence or fault. The injured person is entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident. Though people are supposed to take reasonable precautions while they’re on another person’s property, accidents could happen and our free consultation Mississauga injury lawyers can evaluate your case and provide you with a comprehensive assessment of the merits. 

Slip and Fall Accidents

In legal terms, slip and fall injuries are sustained when a person suffers harm/injury on another’s property as a result of dangerous/neglected/hazardous conditions. These injuries are typically sustained when a person slips on water, grease, ice or snow, or because of poor lighting, badly maintained premises, etc. It is the property-owner’s duty to ensure safety of visitors.

Torn/bulging carpets can cause a person to trip and fall. Stumbling over objects when there was no legitimate reason for them to be there, or there was no sign/indication warning people about it, falling because of a missing light-bulb that causes poor visibility, badly maintained stairs and side-walks, construction sites that don’t have adequate warning signs, cracks/breaks/damage in the pavements or flooring, wet or slippery floors post cleaning with no warning signs, are some examples of slip and fall accidents.

Bars/pubs/restaurants also have a duty to ensure that their premises are safe for patrons. Failure to maintain an adjacent parking lot for the safety and convenience of patrons can also cause people to slip and fall en route to their cars or the pub/bar/restaurant/commercial premises.

Visitors to another’s home have a reasonable expectation that they are entering a safe place legitimately. If they sustain an injury in another person’s property, whether they’re family, friends, salespersons or workers, they can claim suitable compensation from the property owner for their injuries.

Under Ontario laws, the municipality is responsible for a person’s safety on sidewalks or roads and such liability extends to public places like airports, parks, public transit buildings and government properties.

On rental properties, the tenant could be liable for conditions that were not the landlord’s responsibility. Slippery floors, badly maintained furniture/carpets, dangerously placed furniture or shelving are the tenant’s responsibility. Tenants could also be liable if they hid a condition that the landlord should have fixed – for instance, if they placed a rug over a damaged floor or did not provide proper medical aid making the slip and fall injury worse.

However, tenants may not have adequate insurance coverage and our experienced personal injury lawyers can give you the right advice about your compensation claim and how to file it correctly.

Reach out to our Mississauga accident injury lawyers available 24×7 to get a swift, comprehensive and genuine evaluation of your slip and fall accident and whether it fulfills the eligibility for a compensation claim or not.

What To Do

Following a slip and fall accident, people are confused, in pain etc and they need immediate medical attention. However, what happens in the immediate aftermath of the accident could actually determine the course of the personal injury case.

Call for help immediately. Observe the area very carefully and if possible, take pictures on your cellphone of the surroundings, landmarks/prominent aspects of the property to locate the exact area. Record your impressions of the accident, how/why/where/when it occurred and check if there were any eye-witnesses. Get their contact details, though most people are reluctant to get involved. Property owners could alter conditions following an accident, hence photographic/eye-witness evidence is crucial. Contact a Mississauga personal injury attorney as soon as possible to safe-guard your rights and protect your interests.

Never make admissions like “It’s all my fault.”

Notwithstanding the fact that the person responsible for the accident is a close relative or friend, a suit against them does not directly impact them, since compensation is paid by their insurers. Our 24×7 Mississauga injury lawyers can provide the right advice.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Car accidents can have a distressing effect on all those involved. Physical, mental, property and financial damage may result to a greater or lesser degree. Injuries may range from cuts/bruises/lacerations and fender-benders to serious injury, disability, deformity or even death. Victims are entitled to compensation for their losses and those responsible for the fault or negligence that caused the accident must pay it through their insurance companies. In many cases, the damage is minor and the opposing parties involved can settle it between themselves, as a routine matter. When disputes occur, negotiations are required or the case could proceed to trial. In very serious accidents, there may be difficulties in establishing the chain or fault/negligence that caused the accidents and you need to contact a personal injury lawyer to assist you with your compensation claim.

It is not mandatory that you must hire a personal injury lawyer. There is no law that demands you hire one. However, they can be of immense help in several ways. They specialize in certain areas of personal injury law and can certainly provide you with the right kind of advice. However, if the settlement sought is not very large, insurance companies may not have an issue settling quickly and satisfactorily.

Yet in many accident cases, it’s wise to have sound advice from a 24×7 personal injury attorney, so that your interests are safe-guarded.

In medical malpractice cases, a serious injury lawyer who has specialized in such cases would have the expertise, experience and knowledge of laws, regulations, statutes and time-frames that are required to successfully proceed with your case.

Personal Injury Laws

This area of law refers to the defenses and legal remedies available to those who have been injured due to another’s fault, wrong-doing or negligence. It lies in the area of civil laws known as “torts” where, unlike criminal law, it is not the government or state that prosecutes a wrong-doer, but involves a private plaintiff who seeks compensation for the wrong that has been done to them. The kinds of harm could include physical, financial, emotional, mental, social, etc.

One of the issues in tort actions is the difficulty in establishing fault/negligence/wrong-doing and in proving that it was this particular person/s, agency, institution or entity that caused harm to the victim.  It is in fact a complex process of dispute resolution, where each side can bring in evidence and testimony to back their claims.

In case of medical malpractice or defective products, liability may be shared equally or in different degrees by several people/agencies. Unraveling this complicated chain of responsibility and fixing the liability can thus become extremely challenging for the lay person. However, our free consultation injury lawyers are well-versed in identifying and establishing fault accurately and conclusively.

Damages are awarded with the goal of making the injured person “whole” or restoring them to their former state, or if they’re seriously and permanently injured, ensuring that their life and that of their families is secure and comfortable.

Role of the Personal Injury Lawyer

Following a traumatic event or the discovery that someone has been harmed/injured due to another’s fault, it’s vital to seek immediate medical help. This will ensure that the injured person receives a thorough check-up. Certain types of injuries may show delayed onset of symptoms and a medical examination allows the doctor to advise the patient about reporting them early enough. Our traumatic injury lawyers can help victims get the best medical help available.

Following an accident, people are confused/anxious/in pain/grieving and in this vulnerable state, they may make statements/admissions or sign papers that could compromise their compensation claim. Personal injury lawyers can safe-guard your rights.

Most personal injury lawyers and law-firms have the resources to fund the entire case, including paying for medical expenses, rehabilitation, accessing important documents, medical records, assembling expert witnesses, life-care planners, police and traffic records, etc. which can be used to build a strong claim.

It’s either your own insurers or the opposite party’s insurance company that has to make the compensation pay-outs. Typically, they would try to minimize it, delay, deny or dismiss claims citing experts and evidence of their own. Plaintiffs must find a personal injury lawyer who has specific experience in handling their kind of cases, thorough knowledge of insurance laws and regulations and is up-to-date on the time-frames and legal procedures involved.

Most cases are settled out of court hence high levels of negotiation-skills, backed by a water-tight claim can ensure a speedy and satisfactory settlement. However, if the case goes to court, trial experience is also vital.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Catastrophic car accidents can have a devastating impact on all those involved and result in life-altering consequences. Drivers, co-passengers, pedestrians and others involved may experience different types of physical, mental, emotional and economic losses, injury or harm. Some consequences may be temporary in nature, while others last during the entire life-time of the victim. Such events have a life-altering impact on the family and social circle and put a huge financial burden on them.

Accidents are the result of the fault or negligence of another person, group, corporation, government agency etc. and those responsible for it can be sued for damages in a civil action called personal injury law. It’s important to find a personal injury attorney as soon as possible to begin the legal process.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

One of the most serious injuries that accident victims suffer is the traumatic brain injury. There are several types of brain injury and each is unique. They include:

• acquired brain injury (due to strokes, tumors, lack of oxygen, etc)
• mild/moderate/severe traumatic brain injury
• concussion
• contusion
• penetration
• diffuse axonal
• coup contrecoup

Though concussion is considered to be a mild TBI, its effects can cause long-time impairments. Contusions are caused because of bleeding into the brain due to a direct impact to the head. Coup-contrecoup occurs when one side of the head suffers a severe blow that causes the brain to violently strike the opposite part of the skull, resulting in a second contusion. Tearing of nerves results in diffuse axonal. The results range from loss of functioning, coma or severe disability and death. Contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible so that victims and their relatives can receive suitable compensation early to improve their quality of life.

Causes

TBI may be of the open or closed types, where the skull is damaged or not. They occur due to several reasons:

• Direct blow to the head
• Gunshot wounds
• Violent shaking of head and neck
• Severe whiplash
• Sudden movement or momentum change
• Motor-vehicle/bicycle/motor-cycle/pedestrian accidents
• Slip and fall accidents
• Fall from a height
• Assault
• Being ejected from a moving vehicle
• Sports injuries
• Explosives

Additionally, if a person has suffered TBI previously, another severe damage to the head can compound the symptoms, especially if the first injury was not completely healed or resolved.

Statistically, young adults in the age-group of 15-19, older people above 65 and males across all age groups are more likely to sustain TBI.

Symptoms

• Physical: loss of consciousness, memory, impairments in movements, balance, coordination, dizziness, nausea, seizures, headaches, swallowing problems.
• Sensory: loss of vision, hearing, or altered sensations.
• Thinking skills: processing information, problem-solving, orientation, judgment, executive function, goal-setting, awareness of surroundings. etc.
• Behavioral: emotional problems, sleep disorders, mood-swings, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, depression, aggression.
• Communicative:  Speech disorders, difficulty in producing/understanding written/spoken language, conversational problems, slurred/unclear sound.

These symptoms are indicative of TBI and our experienced personal injury lawyers can ensure that the person received the right medical advice.

Diagnosis

TBI is initially diagnosed by physical examination and clinical interview with the victim following the accident. It is confirmed by CT scans, MRI etc but some cases of mild TBI may not show in imaging. In these cases, keeping the history of the person in mind and syncing it with the behavioral, emotional and cognitive aspects, a team of professionals is involved in the diagnosis, which includes speech/language pathologists, audiologists, physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, physiotherapists, vocational and occupational therapists, social workers, employers, educationists etc. In the case of children, the parent or care-giver’s report is important. Our traumatic brain injury lawyers can assist victims by ensuring that the right diagnosis is obtained.

Treatment

Prolonged hospitalization, surgery and extensive rehabilitation are required. Additionally, speech and physical therapies are essential. Psychiatric evaluation, neuropsychological assessment and frequent monitoring of the person’s condition are required. Prevention of secondary complications and restoration of available functions is begun. In the case of long-term/permanent disability, assistive technology and therapies are required, along with medications. Life-long care, vocational and re-educational aspects are also essential. Our car accident lawyers work with the family to analyze the future care of the person.

Legal Assistance

Personal injury claims are to be filed within strict statute of limitations. Our free consultation injury lawyers can ensure that all paperwork is submitted in time, at the relevant venue/jurisdiction and also negotiate with insurers and claims adjusters. Our immediate injury lawyers are available 24×7 to assist victims/families to deal with the police and traffic authorities. We ensure that our clients’ rights and interests are safe-guarded in this moment of crisis.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Losing one’s sight as a result of an accident or medical negligence/malpractice can be a traumatic experience for the victim and the family. The faculty of sight is essential to live a complete life. If the person worked in a field where vision is crucial, for example, an artist, entertainer, computer specialist, designer, writer, etc then this would mean the loss of career/profession as well. Thus, the person is affected not just physically, but also emotionally and financially as well. If you or a dear one has been blinded by another’s fault or negligence, find a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible, to ensure that those responsible for the accident pay you suitable compensation for this life-altering event.

Causes 

Catastrophic accidents which cause direct injury to the eyes are the primary cause of blindness in accident victims. However, blindness can be caused by traumatic brain injury that affects the brain’s occipital cortex or visual cortex. There are many types of trauma that cause such damage. These include:

• Assaults
• Accidents: motor-cycle/motor-vehicle/bicycle, pedestrian
• Construction accidents
• Defective products
• Dangerous toys and appliances
• Dog bites
• Elder abuse
• Explosions
• Falling debris
• Fires and burns due to chemicals
• Failure to diagnose serious eye conditions
• Failure to monitor conditions that could lead to blindness
• Side-effects of certain medications
• Lasik surgery or cataract surgery mistakes
• Medical negligence/malpractice
• Workplace accidents
• Wrong medications
• Viagra
• Corticosteroids
• Arthritis medications
• Prostate gland medications
• TB medications and antibiotics like ethambutol may damage optic nerve

When you or a loved  one loses vision due to these reasons, you’re entitled to compensation and our free consultation injury lawyers can provide a swift, genuine and comprehensive assessment of your case. Since blindness causes a permanent disability, you need the services of an experienced personal injury lawyer who has specialized in such cases to take your claim forward.

Additionally, blindness may not be the only consequence of the accident or injury. There may be other problems like constant infections, burning/stinging sensation, pain, headaches, dry-eye syndrome, seeing spots and double vision, sleep disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder etc. which make the person’s life very difficult, as they need frequent medical attention and care. Our traumatic brain injury lawyers can assist the family with creating a life-care plan to make life less difficult.

Diagnosis

Visual impairment is the obvious sign of blindness. In accidents, the injuries to the head and face area would present as symptoms and signs of blindness. Associated symptoms may be pain, discomfort, discharge from the eyes, etc.

Testing of each eye separately by a qualified ophthalmologist, measuring visual acuity, visual field and peripheral vision are other diagnostic methods. In the case of traumatic brain injury, damage to the visual cortex could cause temporary or permanent loss of vision.

“Legal blindness” though not a medical term is defined in law as the limitations placed on the person’s ability to perform certain activities such as driving, etc. The term is useful when applying for benefits and compensation. Our personal injury lawyers collate the testimony of medical experts and put together a valid claim for compensation from those responsible for the accident/negligence.

Treatment

Surgery and the right medical treatments are essential following the accident. Often, with mild traumatic brain injury, visual disturbances may be ignored by the patient and/or the examining physicians. This could worsen the condition and lead to serious and permanent loss of vision. Our immediate injury lawyers available 24×7 can assist you with getting the right kind of medical advice without delay.

Medication and frequent monitoring are essential to ensure that the condition does not deteriorate further and cause more difficulties for the victim and families.

Rehabilitation 

One of the most important aspects of blindness due to accidents is proper rehabilitation of the person. Depending on the cause of blindness, once the medical emergency has been addressed, the long and probably life-long process of rehabilitation has to be started. The person may be unable to continue working in their earlier profession. They experience anxiety, confusion, depression, psychological problems and find it difficult to re-adjust in the new environment. Extensive re-education and re-training are required. New vocational/occupational skills must be acquired. In many cases, blindness may be accompanied by other forms of disability and the person may require special care-givers. Insurance benefits may be available, but may not sufficiently cover these costs.

Working out a life-care plan for severely disabled people can be done by our personal injury lawyers in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Accidents can have a devastating impact on everyone involved in them, whether they’re drivers, co-passengers, pedestrians or other road-users who have been directly or indirectly harmed or injured in the event. The first priority is, naturally, to ensure that the injured are given emergency medical treatment and that their lives are safe-guarded by qualified and experienced medical professionals. The police and traffic authorities have a duty to investigate the accident and file a report citing their findings. Concurrently, insurance companies representing all parties involved must also conduct their investigations and assess the damages that have to be paid out.

It’s a sad truth, but accidents are rarely random events. They’re caused by someone’s fault or negligence. Those who have been injured are entitled to compensation from those responsible for the accident and you need to contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.

Putting a valid claim together is a job for experienced personal injury lawyer who works with a team of specialists. These would include car-crash specialists, engineers, product designers, medical experts, eye-witnesses etc. One of these could include a forensic psychiatrist whose inputs can be valuable while calculating the mental and emotional damage suffered by the accident victim, especially when they experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

What is Forensic Psychiatry?

This branch of criminal psychiatry bridges the gap between law and psychiatry. Forensic psychiatrists work with courts to certify a witness’s competency and mental state to stand trial or they are often called as witnesses in civil cases as expert witnesses to provide an opinion on a specific issue. They supply an independent opinion used in forming a final judgment, or to determine the extent of damages when two parties are in dispute and undertake a process of negotiated settlement. They can also provide an assessment of the individual’s state of mind when the event in question happened and whether there was deliberate intent or not in causing the accident or crime. Forensic psychiatrists have the specialized knowledge and experience to clarify issues raised by the legal system.

They can testify in cases of medical malpractice, conduct an evaluation of the informed consent process, evaluate and testify in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder to determine the extent of emotional harm caused to victims of catastrophic events. Other services provided by them include witness evaluation and preparation, jury selection, client management and establishing credibility of witnesses.

There is a considerable amount of work being done in Ontario and British Columbia that involves forensic psychiatry in the field of risk management, where it is used to provide structured professional judgments about a person’s behavior, attitudes, impulsiveness, family/social ties, etc.

Our experienced personal injury lawyers can use these evaluations to establish the chain of responsibility in personal injury cases.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 

When people are exposed to traumatic events, they may suffer a variety of distressing symptoms that prevent them from functioning normally. These include physical, emotional, cognitive and mental symptoms, differing from person to person. PTSD is generally diagnosed if it arises within six months of an intensely traumatic event.

Symptoms include:

• Intrusive, distressing memories of the event
• Vivid flashbacks
• Intense distress when reminded of the event
• Intense physical reactions like increased heartbeat, nausea, muscular tension, breathing difficulties, sweating etc
• Avoidance of places, people and other reminders
• Inability to talk about or remember details connected with the event
• Loss of interest and feelings of detachment
• Sleep disorders
• Irritability
• Concentration problems
• Intense guilt/self-blame/survivor guilt
• Depression
• Dependence on alcohol/drugs/religion
• Suicidal thoughts

In children PTSD manifests in regressive behaviors like thumb-sucking, loss of toilet control, acting out, expressing themselves in role-play, drawings etc, aggression, somber moods etc.

PTSD is one syndrome that has had greatest impact on the law, since it posits the concept of external events having an effect on the internal state of mind.

Role of Forensic Psychiatrists in PTSD

It is the job of forensic psychiatrists to conduct tests, interviews and examinations to evaluate the person who has suffered injury and conclude whether they are suffering from PTSD. The risk of feigned or false PTSD is ever present and insurance companies of the at-fault party would attempt to deny, dismiss or minimize claims of PTSD. Our car accident lawyers are well-versed with these processes and can ensure that the victim’s interests are safe-guarded.

Our immediate injury lawyers available 24×7 can enlist the services of a reputed, experienced, qualified forensic psychiatrist to provide the necessary professional opinion when you/a loved one experience symptoms of PTSD following a traumatic 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.TM (416 931 5015)

Whiplash injuries are common in automobile accidents, especially when it’s a rear-end collision. The forces that act on your vehicle when it’s hit from behind cause the body to move back and forth in a whiplash sequence that results in injury to the neck, spine, shoulders, etc. Often whiplash injury goes undetected in the initial stages but its effects are felt by the person later and can result in severe pain, loss of mobility, dizziness, nausea, blurry vision etc. based on the severity of the injury. Another common side-effect of whiplash is the TMJ (temperomandibular joint) disorder caused by damage to this joint in the face/head. If you or a loved one has suffered injury in an accident, immediate medical attention is crucial. Following this, ensure that you contact a Mississauga personal injury attorney as soon as possible so that you can claim compensation from those responsible for the accident.

The Temperomandibular Joint 

This joint connects and articulates the mandible or jawbone to the upper temporal bone of the cranium which is part of the skull. It consists of six main components which include bone, ligaments, muscles, fibrocartilagenous tissue, nerves and blood supply. The function of this joint is to assist jaw movements while eating, speaking, opening and closing the mouth, yawning, moving the jaw horizontally to the right and left etc. Only the mandible moves during jaw movements. This joint functions like a sliding hinge that connects the jawbone and skull. The movable bones in the joint are covered with cartilage/tissue to ensure smooth movement without friction.

Signs and Symptoms

Following an accident if you or a loved one experiences these or similar symptoms, it could be attributed to whiplash related TMJ disorder:

• Pain and tenderness on palpation of the area
• Clicking sound when opening/closing mouth or chewing
• Light sensitivity
• Depression
• Difficulty in jaw movement especially stiffness upon waking in the mornings
• Headaches
• Toothache not related to the teeth/Locking of jaw
• Neck or Shoulder pain
• Hearing loss
• Dizziness
• Pain or Pressure in the Eyes

Our experienced Mississauga personal injury attorneys can ensure that you receive a thorough check-up after an accident, especially if you have symptoms of whiplash injury.

TMJ Disorders – Types and Causes 

Though TMJ disorders are often treated even by specialists as a single syndrome, in fact there are many variations and types that occur. It is a neuro-muscular, musculoskeletal and rheumatological disorder, with symptoms that include facial pain, burning mouth syndrome, functional pain while doing certain activities like chewing or speaking. Some physicians have explored the psychogenic aspects of TMJ and compared it to fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome etc. It also includes certain types of headaches, chronic neck and back pain etc. The symptoms are progressive if the problem is undiagnosed and untreated.

Most of these disorders arise from damage or malfunctioning of any of the components of the joints, caused either by injury or infection. The exact cause of many TMJ disorders is poorly understood, but it is speculated that the most common cause is connected with whiplash injury. Other factors include genetic factors, degenerative joint disease, bruxism (grinding of teeth during sleep or while awake), excessive gum chewing, nail-biting, eating too many hard foods, hormonal factors (women are more prone to TMJ) and trauma to the area.

TMJ as with all closed head injuries, is typically missed or ignored and hence there may be a delay in diagnosing it. It can be diagnosed by physical examination, MRI scan and X-rays. MRI is the most reliable way to diagnose TMJ disorders as a report by the Radiological Society of North America has demonstrated and it also establishes the connection between whiplash injury and TMJ disorders, as our traumatic injury lawyers are well aware of.

Treatment includes gentle massage of the area, hot or cold treatments, mouth guards, physiotherapy to the jaw area, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, stress management etc and surgery as a last resort.

How We Can Assist

Victims of accidents who develop TMJ disorders are often faced with insurance companies who do not recognize it as a valid ground for claiming compensation. They typically attempt to deny/dismiss your claim. Our car accident lawyers can assemble the right kind of medical experts who can demonstrate the connection between whiplash and TMJ disorders. Our accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can also help to gather enough published data by medical professionals to shore up your claim. A Mississauga serious injury lawyer can represent you in all negotiations and communications with the at-fault party so that your rights are protected and interests safe-guarded.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Perhaps you and your family are the kind who loves to pack their bags at a moment’s notice and love to take off to explore the beautiful landscape of Canada or a foreign country. Or perhaps you’re a tourist in this lovely land, exploring its unique treasures that include fabulous national parks, museums, wonderful cities, cultural and historic monuments and sites, etc.

Whatever your travel profile, one of the things that many people fail to understand is the importance of taking travel insurance. People assume that their credit card insurance, home-owner’s insurance or domestic health package would cover them wherever they go. Canadians have provincial health insurance or government health insurance policies which are valid from province to province but it may not pay for all medical expenses incurred outside the province.

If you or a loved one suffers illness or accident, mishaps or other losses outside your home country or province, you would have to face inconvenience and hardship. You may have to incur major medical expenditure especially in countries like the United States where medical costs/hospitalization are very high. Contact a Mississauga personal injury attorney if your accident has been caused by someone else, since you are entitled claim compensation.

What Is Travel Insurance?

Insurance that’s tailored around travel and covers medical expenditure, loss of luggage, flight cancellation, compulsory quarantine, accidental death, injury or disability, hijacking, travel delays due to bad weather, stolen or damaged baggage, overseas funerals, legal expenses, trip cancellation by the organizers, repatriation of remains of a deceased person etc. are all covered under travel insurance policies.

Though travel insurance may never have to be claimed, it’s wiser to have coverage while traveling in case the unexpected happens. This helps you to meet these unforeseen expenses while you are in an unfamiliar location. Some of the instances where travel insurance coverage is beneficial include:

• When you’re carrying expensive items or important documents
• Undertaking risky or adventurous activities like mountaineering, rafting, sailing, diving, etc.
• Traveling to locations where there are dangerous illnesses/epidemics
• Traveling to countries with unstable political climate
• Traveling with children or seniors
• If you have a known serious medical condition such as a heart problem

Keeping these factors in mind, if you’re planning to drive or hike through different parts of the world, travel insurance comes in handy if you’re involved in accidents or robbery. In such situations, it’s a good plan to find a Mississauga personal injury attorney who can advise you about your rights.

Types of Travel Insurance

Not all travel insurance policies are the same. They are tailored to people’s requirements and needs. For normal holidays with friends and family that includes flights and hotel bookings, a low-cost travel policy would suffice. If however, there are issues which could suddenly flare up, then a policy that covers family emergencies would be ideal.

Travel policies also depend on frequency of travel. For a one-off trip, you can take a policy that covers just this one travel, but frequent travelers, business travelers and people who work in jobs that involve constant travel require annual coverage.

You can customize your travel insurance policy based on the destination/s to which you’re likely to travel. These policies are designed to be in sync with the facilities and financial nature of the countries that you’re traveling to.

Some policies are related to specific events, like accidents, flight accidents, car or vehicle rental, etc. and may be clubbed with medical insurance.

Medical insurance policies are different from the standard travel policy packages offered by insurance companies and they cost more. Additionally, some types of packages may not cover all types of medical treatment. Try to select a policy that provides global coverage for all kinds of eventualities like lost or delayed luggage, canceled trips etc as well as medical expenses. Look for benefits that are as close to the ones you receive at home.

Many insurance companies offer discounts and special deals. Study these carefully before choosing one of them, since they may not be as economical as a regular package. Our free consultation injury lawyers can help you understand your insurance plan.

How We Can Assist

Our experienced Mississauga personal injury lawyers can assist you if you suffer harm or injury as a tourist while traveling. Our accident injury attorneys available 24×7 can evaluate your claim and provide you with a genuine and swift assessment of your case. We can ensure that all communication with insurance companies is done by our Mississauga injury lawyers available round the clock, who are well-versed in insurance rules and regulations.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

The Province of Ontario has a government run health insurance plan that covers the Canadian province of Ontario called the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. Known colloquially as the OHIP, this plan is funded by taxpayers in the province and the Canadian government. It covers people who have their primary or permanent home in Ontario and gives them free access to emergency, preventive care and medical services that come under the OHIP.  As a person who has suffered harm or injury, if you wish to know about your OHIP coverage, contact a personal injury attorney who has specialized in this area of insurance law. All those who are under the OHIP scheme, including babies and children, must carry their health cards at all times and they have to be shown at the time of availing services.

Facts To Be Noted

To qualify for OHIP, people from outside Canada eligible for OHIP include those who are:

• In the process of acquiring Canadian citizenship should have submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada and received confirmation that they meet the eligibility requirements.

• Protected persons or refugees.

• Foreign workers who hold work-permits for at least six months.

• Spouses, same-sex partners, dependents.

• Live-in care-givers.

• Federal seasonal agricultural workers.

• Temporary residence permit holder.

There are several more categories and the government website would provide more information regarding this. Another source of information would be our free consultation injury lawyers, who are well-versed in this area.

OHIP Coverage Outside Ontario 

Permanent Ontario residents are eligible for OHIP even if they’re outside of the province.

OHIP policy holders are entitled to receive free basic health care in all parts of Canada. However, in provinces like Quebec, services must be paid for. You can claim reimbursement when you return to Ontario, but the amount reimbursed will be only what a similar service would have cost in Ontario.

OHIP provides for only limited health service expenditure while traveling outside Ontario. These services are assumed to be those of an emergency nature which arose outside Ontario when the person was traveling, working or attending an educational institution. Certain types of non-emergency medical care is also covered if it was recommended by a practicing Ontario physician. These services may have to be approved prior to commencement.

OHIP Coverage Outside Canada

For those OHIP policy holders traveling outside Canada, the same rule applies. The Out Of Country (OOC) Emergency Services are for travelers and is to be availed of when faced with an unexpected medical situation while traveling outside Canada. This coverage provides only limited funding. You/your insurance company would have to pay the expenses up front and claim reimbursement from OHIP later when you return to Ontario.

Ontarians can stay away for a maximum of 212 days to retain their OHIP coverage. This is designed to include those who are outside Canada on:

• Educational programs
• Work, including missionary work
• Holiday

Though OHIP coverage is available, Ontario residents traveling out of the country are encouraged to get private insurance as well. This is because certain types of services are not covered: For instance, ambulance services or medical services that could have been planned and availed of in Ontario prior to or after your travel. If you or a loved one is involved in an accident or hazardous situation while traveling outside Canada, which has been caused by another person, find a personal injury lawyer who can advise you about your claim for compensation.

Ontario residents are also eligible for Prior Approved OOC health services. These are elective services which are not urgent in nature. The person must seek and receive prior approval from OHIP and the ministry before undertaking such services, otherwise you will have to bear the entire cost yourself.

Our experienced personal injury lawyers can advise you that OHIP coverage is not available for treatments that are deemed medically unnecessary, not conducted in a licensed medical facility, experimental or non-conventional treatments, treatment for conditions that arose in Canada and transportation costs. Hence, private coverage while traveling outside Canada is essential.

How We Can Assist

Our 24×7 personal injury attorneys can assist victims of accidents etc to claim compensation both under the OHIP and private insurance policies. There are strict limitations during which claims must be submitted. OHIP claims must be submitted within 12 months of the service being rendered. A fully itemized bill listing all services and documents relating to the expenditure have to be submitted. Our serious injury lawyers can assist you with the paperwork and negotiations with the insurers.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

The lower part of the trunk between the abdomen and thighs, and the skeletal system associated with it, are known as the pelvis. There are several important structures present here. Severe harm or injury to this region can result in a fracturing of the bony structures and it can have very serious consequences, including a threat to life. In general, hip and pelvic fractures are common in old age or people with osteoporosis, following low-energy, low impact blows or falls. In younger people, hip and pelvic fractures are commonly caused by traumatic auto accidents, assaults, sports injuries etc. If you or a loved one suffers a hip or pelvic fracture, the topmost priority is to seek immediate expert medical help, as swift and specialized treatment is essential. Following this, victims can seek compensation from the person/s responsible for the accident and they should contact a Bolton personal injury lawyer without delay.

Structure of the Pelvis

The human pelvis consists of several large and small bones connected in a structure that includes the pelvic girdle, hips and the pelvic portion of the spine.

The bones here include the ilium, ischium and the pubic bones which are structured into the pubic ring which meets in front at the pubic symphysis and at the sacrum in the back. Together, this structure protects the internal organs, mainly the digestive, excretory and reproductive organs, nerves, muscles and blood vessels. It also enables movement and locomotion.

The location where the pelvis meets the upper end of the thigh bone forms the hip joint, and this region is known as the acetabellum.

Causes

Though fractures in this region generally cause loss of movement and severe pain, some types of low-energy impact fractures often go undetected.

In general, hip and pelvic fractures are classified as unstable and stable fractures, caused by high-energy blunt trauma and low-energy impact. High-energy blunt trauma fractures are the most severe, difficult to treat and require surgery and long-term hospitalization. Low-energy impact fractures may be due to slip and fall or sporting injuries. These may not require surgery, but need to be monitored closely to ensure proper healing.

Typically, hip and pelvic fractures are caused by motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian collisions, sports injuries, low-energy slip and fall, motor-cycle collisions or a fall from height.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a motor-vehicle collision, it’s important that you get checked for hip and pelvic fracture too, since sometimes the symptoms may not immediately present. Find a Bolton personal injury lawyer who can ensure that you get a thorough check-up.

Risks 

Apart from the severe pain and suffering, hip and pelvic fractures carry a high risk of morbidity and mortality. A major portion of deaths following motor-vehicle accidents occur due to complications following severe damage to the hip and pelvic regions, in spite of hospitalization and treatment. Internal bleeding may become uncontrollable, embolisms are common and there is severe damage to internal organs, circulation and nerves and high risk of infection. Complete recovery can take years and the person may be permanently disabled, or have a limp. Sexual and reproductive dysfunction may also occur. Women, small made people, and children suffer worse damage. It is crucial that emergency treatment is provided and our Bolton accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can ensure that victims are stabilized as quickly as possible.

Common Types of Hip and Pelvic Fracture

High-energy Unstable: 

• Open book or sprung pelvis fracture
• Lateral compression or windswept pelvis
• Bucket handle fracture or vertical shear
• Combination of the above – a combined and very complex mechanical fracture, involving very severe forces

Low-energy Stable: 

• Pubic fracture
• Acetabellum fracture
• Iliac wing fracture
• Avulsion fracture

The unstable, major fractures present symptoms immediately and are obvious to physical examination, confirmed by X-rays, CT scans, etc. Pain and shock are severe, with inability to move. People with pelvic fractures are known to walk away from the scene of an accident, but this should not mislead physicians. A thorough check-up must be done of all accident victims. Low-impact fractures are painful and debilitating, but the risk of internal bleeding is less, and loss of function is not obvious. These should also be treated correctly. Acetabellar fractures are harder to treat, since this region is not easy to access. Get a legal opinion from our free consultation Bolton injury lawyers immediately.

A Bolton traumatic injury lawyer can assist victims/families to file a personal injury lawsuit against those responsible for the accident. If death or disability occur, our Bolton car accident lawyers can help relatives to get compensation for wrongful death or disability 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.TM (416 931 5015)

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in an accident and suffered a pelvic fracture, you require immediate treatment, surgery and hospitalization for a long period. After care at home is also required till the bones completely heal in the right configuration. Once the medical treatment is ongoing, it’s crucial to contact a Toronto personal injury lawyer as soon as possible to begin working on your compensation claim. Victims of accidents are entitled to statutory benefits from the state regardless of fault and they can also file a personal injury claim against the person/s or agencies responsible for the accident.

Biomechanical Aspects

While studying serious accidents, structure/function of human body structure, engineering and function of biological systems are important. Not much is known about forces that produce pelvic fractures. But when damage occurs to this structure and bones are fractured, the person is at a high risk of internal bleeding, nerve injury and organ damage. Movement is restricted/impossible, with severe pain and discomfort. Bowel movements/urination is difficult. There is also a high risk of peritonitis/infections.

Women/children/smaller-made people are at higher risk.

Pelvic fractures in car accidents may be caused by:

• Seat-belt restrictions/malfunction
• Lateral crushing in side-swipe collisions
• Lack of airbag deployment
• Damage to front of car injuring driver and front-seat passenger

Car crash specialists use pelvic fracture incidence as a marker of the severity of the crash. In side-swipes, lateral compressive injuries occur, while in frontal crashes, indirect shear injuries are common. Side impacts are much more severe and can produce very severe injuries at lower velocity.

Treatments

Traditionally patients were treated non-surgically and recommended prolonged recumbency till the broken bones fused naturally. Mobility is gradually increased as the fracture heals, to avoid stiffness and loss of movement. This is because most pelvic fractures are relatively stable and caused due to low-energy impact. Low-energy impact fractures are mostly seen among the elderly or those with osteoporosis as a result of slip and fall accidents.

Pelvic fractures caused in motor vehicle accidents are highly unstable since this is a high-energy impact. Complications like hemorrhage, internal bleeding and multiple organ failure, serious infections and sepsis, severe injuries to central nervous system, etc. occur and multi-disciplinary treatment is required. Surgery is required in pelvic fractures that result from auto accidents and sports injuries. A large number of young people and teenagers fall into this group. The surgeon usually inserts an external “fixator” to stabilize the pelvic region. This device has long screws inserted into the bone on either side of the body and it is connected to a frame outside the body. Plates and screws may also have to be inserted if there is extensive damage to the bone. Healing is based on the individual case.

Long term hospitalization, medications, pain-killers, physiotherapy, counseling, assistive devices etc may be required. People may continue to walk with a limp after the fracture has healed, because of concurrent damage to the muscles and tissues as well. Some of the long term problems could be chronic pain, impaired mobility, sexual and reproductive dysfunction, damage to nerves and organs.

Our Toronto accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can ensure that you receive the best medical treatment for pelvic fractures.

How We Can Assist 

If you or a loved one has suffered a pelvic fracture following a catastrophic auto accident, our Toronto personal injury lawyers can assist you with filing your compensation case. In the immediate hours following the accident, people are extremely confused, in severe pain or even unconscious. Their loved ones are equally vulnerable, being anxious and traumatized by the incident. In such a situation, it’s possible that they could make statements, give authorizations or permissions, sign documents etc that could adversely affect the compensation case later. Our free consultation Toronto injury lawyers can advise you about your rights.

Our serious injury lawyers ensure that all communication with the at-fault party and their insurers is monitored carefully and that the victim’s interests are protected. One of the issues facing personal injury claims is that they must be filed within a specified time limit and our experienced Toronto personal injury lawyers are well-versed with all the necessary procedures. Additionally, well-established firms like ours have the resources to ensure that a complete and robust case is put together. This would include expert testimony from car crash specialists, engineers, road and traffic authorities, medical experts etc. We can access police and municipal records, contact eye-witnesses and collect photographic and documentary evidence.

Our Toronto car accident lawyers can represent you at trial if the case goes to court.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

Several cities in Canada, including Toronto and Ottawa in Ontario, are considered to be among the most “walkable” cities in the world, with good access to public transportation and an attractive ambiance. However, one of the problems that pedestrians and bicyclists anywhere in the world face is that of being hit by a truck or motor vehicle regardless of how careful they are. Accidents can and do happen and they’re usually caused by the carelessness or fault of someone. As an accident victim, a pedestrian or bicyclist is entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident. Once the medical emergency has been taken care of, it’s important that the victim or their family contact a Mississauga personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.

Pedestrians/Bicyclists at Higher Risk

These road users are at the most risk in collisions, since they are completely unprotected and the impact is directly on to the body. Pedestrians who were seriously injured in accidents with trucks are between the ages of 16-60, but people older than 60 are most likely to be killed. Survival rate is slim and if the person does live, there are severe injuries, disability and loss of function. Traumatic head and spinal injuries are common. The thorax and lower extremities are injured in a “run-over” (vehicle driven over the body of the victim.)

Bicyclists are injured in accidents involving lane changes, poor visibility, rural roads, side-swipes etc. Though bicyclists do wear helmets and protective gear, a truck accident is much too severe for these to be really effective. Run-over accidents usually have fatal consequences for bicyclists.

Small cars, motor-cycles, pedestrians and bicycles very close to the truck can’t be seen. Truck design does not allow the truck driver to have a complete view of the road from his cabin and there are several blind spots. Truck drivers cannot clearly see a cyclist riding alongside or directly in front/rear and is unable to gauge their actions. The most dangerous aspect of this is that when the truck is turning, the driver cannot see what the cyclist or pedestrian is doing. Another danger spot is at intersections, when right turning trucks cannot spot pedestrians/cyclists on their right. Trucks have a very large turning circle ratio and the unwary cyclist or pedestrian who’s too close to the truck may find that its rear may swing into them as the vehicle turns.

Trucks backing up may also not see a cyclist or pedestrian behind them. The size difference between the truck and the pedestrian/bicycle is the main cause of the severity of injuries.

Who’s At Fault? 

The most common types of trucks involved in accidents with pedestrians and bicyclists are:

• Commercial trucks
• Garbage trucks
• Delivery vehicles

All vehicles are supposed to yield to pedestrians and bicyclists. Motor-vehicle drivers have a duty of care to be aware of all road users and be alert to their movements, however erratic or unexpected. It is the responsibility of the motor-vehicle driver to exercise due care since he/she is in charge of a vehicle that can inflict serious damage on impact.

If you or a loved one has been injured as a pedestrian/bicyclist in a truck accident, a serious injury lawyer can advise you or your relatives about a compensation claim.

In case of death, a wrongful death suit can be brought against the at-fault party with the help of our Mississauga accident injury lawyers available 24×7.

In some cases, the pedestrian/bicyclist may be partially at fault – they were not crossing at the cross-walk or running across the road, changed lanes suddenly or were too close to a turning truck. In such cases, as our Mississauga free consultation injury lawyers can advise, you can still make a claim though it may be reduced by the percentage of your fault.

How We Can Assist 

The first priority following a truck accident is to get the best medical treatment if the victim is still alive. In case of death, the eligible relatives of the victim are entitled to seek compensation for wrongful death, funeral expenses, loss of income/wages, loss of companionship, pain and suffering etc. For survivors, our experienced Mississauga personal injury lawyers can begin working on the compensation case immediately. Disability, long term medical treatment and hospitalization, future care, rehabilitation, loss of wages, pain and suffering etc are some of the grounds on which our Mississauga traumatic brain injury lawyers can base your claim. A comprehensive life-care plan has to be drawn up to take care of your life-long physical/emotional needs and improve the quality of your life.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

According to WHO (World Health Organization) studies, motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of death in people aged 24 and younger. However for every death there are almost hundreds of people who survive accidents but are seriously injured or disabled for life. This can be a life-altering situation for survivors and their families. Apart from the physical pain and suffering, there are emotional, financial and social consequences which have an irreversible impact on victims and their families. There are enormous legal, insurance and mental health costs, along with the burden put on the state in the form of statutory benefits and the load on the health care system.

Motor vehicle accidents are usually the result of the fault or negligence of a person/s or agency. Victims of accidents are entitled to claim compensation for their injuries and losses from those responsible for the accident in a civil personal injury suit. Once the medical needs are taken care of, accident victims/their family members should contact a Mississauga personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.

Quality of Life

We all use the term “quality of life” without really thinking about what it implies. Originally, it was a term that health care professionals used, but today, it has acquired a global meaning that covers social, economic, financial and psychological aspects. It has also acquired a legal connotation as our Mississauga serious injury lawyers are aware.

Today, with advances in medical science and technology, we’re able to increase the “quantity of life” but how we use this increased life span and what happens to us during this are questions that concern the concept of “quality of life.”

This idea is a fluid, dynamic one, which changes with events like accidents, or with job-loss, relationships, monetary and social status, health, geographic location etc. It also encompasses emotions and states of mind like satisfaction, contentment, peace and happiness. Factors like physical and psychological health can cause fluctuations in the quality of life of an individual within moments and very dramatically. Other variables like personal independence, family, education, wealth, social environment, career, religious beliefs, facilities like transportation and access to public health services, security benefits, housing, employment etc also contribute to the over-all sense of well-being.

There are several objective measures available to gauge the quality of life, such as the Human Development Index, the World Happiness Report, Happy Planet Index, Physical Quality of Life Index and Quality of Living Reports etc.

For accident victims who have been seriously injured, each one of these factors could be affected, leading to a complete deterioration and absence of any quality in their lives. The process of rebuilding and reworking this concept to suit the new parameters can take years or even a life-time. Hence, they require the maximum support and early intervention can help. Find a Mississauga personal injury lawyer as soon as possible following a catastrophic accident to begin working out a life care plan to ensure that the victim’s quality of life is preserved. 

How We Can Assist 

Though the damage resulting from catastrophic accidents cannot be measured in monetary or non-monetary terms, it is possible to make life as comfortable, livable and stress-free as possible, with the right medication, assistive technology, prosthetics, transportation and mobility facilities like wheelchairs, rehabilitation, retraining and re-education. Another issue is that of on-going or life-time care, medical costs and cost of living for the victim and family. Statutory benefits and insurance coverage may not provide all these. Our experienced Mississauga personal injury lawyers can help put together a life care plan with the help of medical experts, vocational/occupational therapists, social workers, financial professionals and psychological counselors.

Compensation payments are made by the at-fault party’s insurers and typically, they would attempt to delay the process. This can be stressful and frustrating to a severely injured person and their family since medical bills and care costs keep escalating. Disability means the victim is out of work and there is no income. Hence, a swift settlement is required. However, many insurers attempt to provide a quick but meager settlement that would not cover all your expenses – both current and future. Insurers may also try to minimize the extent of injuries, dismiss or deny your claims. Our Mississauga traumatic brain injury lawyers can represent you in all negotiations and also put together a robust claim. They can also represent you in court if the case goes to trial.

While looking for a Mississauga personal injury lawyer, victims/families can also consider whether the lawyer/law-firm can work closely with support organizations in your area that could help improve the quality of life in terms of social, psychological and emotional networking and help.

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.TM (416 931 5015)

If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury that results in life-long disability, one of the major challenges that you and your family would face is that of making an estimate of your current and future medical costs and other needs. According to Ontario’s Highway Act, regardless of who is at fault, anyone who is injured in a motor vehicle accident is entitled to statutory accident benefits. However these may not be adequate to cover your future needs as a person with disability if you’ve suffered traumatic injuries like brain or spinal damage. Accidents are caused by the fault or negligence of another person and as a victim you are entitled to seek compensation in a civil lawsuit. In both cases, you need the advice and assistance of an experienced Mississauga personal injury lawyer. Apart from the physical injuries, victims of catastrophic injuries also suffer emotional trauma and require counseling and support.

Medical costs escalate with time and as newer facilities and therapies are discovered. The costs of hospitalization, medication and care are rising every day, so it’s obvious that they will cost a lot more in the future than they do today. Additionally, the condition of victims of serious injuries may deteriorate in time and their needs may increase. These costs have to be budgeted for and that’s why a life care plan must be chalked out to take care of these contingencies.

Many people are unaware of the need for such a plan or of anticipating the future needs of the injured victim. They may need professional care or admission to a nursing home if family members are unable to take care of them. Pain and suffering increase along with depression. There is loss of income, lack of enjoyment of life and deprivation of social needs.

Apart from accident victims, future needs of others who may require life care planning include those with claims of injury due to:

• Medical malpractice
• Workplace injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Car/Motor vehicle accidents

Future Needs Assessment Report

Our Mississauga critical injury lawyers have extensive experience in this area. We consult with medical experts to establish current and future needs of the person with disability and put it in financial terms. The onset of disability may result in a particular type of medical requirements, while its progress in time leads to further and higher medical needs.

Mississauga serious injury lawyers can assist victims to put together a future needs assessment report with the help of past and present medical reviews and functional status on the basis of medical records, medical opinions of health-care experts and the assessment of care-givers and family members.

A comprehensive future needs assessment report should include expenses that the person would have to incur during an entire life-time for the following:

• Medication
• Hospitalization
• Therapeutic services
• Rehabilitation
• Re-hospitalization either as in or out patient
• Attendants, care-givers, personal support
• Assistive technology and equipment
• Modifications to home
• Transportation or modifications to vehicle
• House maintenance and housekeeping
• Vocational and educational training

For instance, a typical future needs report for physiotherapy, counseling and occupational therapy would include transportation to and fro, current cost of each unit, a recurring future cost and the total cost over a life time. The exact computation on which these costs are based is also provided.

Such information would be provided for all the heads mentioned above. Taken together, this forms the complete report.

How We Can Assist You 

Our Mississauga free consultation injury lawyers can set the process in motion by providing you with a comprehensive, genuine, swift evaluation of your case. Based on this, victims can make a claim for compensation from the at-fault party. This must be done within the stipulated time-frame, which could vary from place to place. Personal injury laws may also be subject to changes and only an experienced legal professional keeps themselves regularly updated on such information.

Creating the right plan for your individual needs requires great expertise, time and planning. It should be focused on the client and the family and yet be objective. Medical assessments must be done by a qualified physician with access to the latest information regarding this particular condition. Nutritionists and social/psychological support for future needs is provided by inputs from specialists in the field. A future needs assessment report can be compiled as soon as you contact a Mississauga personal injury lawyer, since they have the resources to ensure that the most comprehensive and complete report is presented.

Our Mississauga accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can represent victims in all communications and negotiations with the insurance company and ensure that your rights and interests are safeguarded.

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.TM (416 931 5015)