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)