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Assessing the worth of Pain and Suffering

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Apart from the physical and financial injuries and losses suffered when people are injured in accidents, the emotional component is equally important. People suffer enormous pain and suffering both physically and mentally as a result of serious injuries. Some of these consequences may result in serious emotional and psychological disturbances. For instance, accident victims may suffer from sleep problems, depression, suicidal thoughts, behavioral issues, phobias, fears, etc. Besides these negative aspects, people may experience the loss of joy and happiness, which are essential for living a normal life and conducting normal relationships.

Accidents are rarely accidental and are usually caused by someone’s fault or negligence. Accident victims are entitled to seek compensation for their injuries.

In Canada, courts impose an upper limit for compensation claims for pain and suffering. This is usually in the region of $350,000. There are other conditions to be met under new insurance regulations, where a statutory deductible is made on all settlements. There is also a “verbal threshold” limit imposed by the Ontario legislature. This threshold has to be met and this evaluation rests entirely on the presiding judge in the case.

However, if a robust claim, based on clear and compelling evidence, backed by expert testimony from physicians and employers, and a credible, honest plaintiff, is presented, there are very good chances of meeting the criteria. Each case is different and the circumstances in every accident are different. Our experienced, skilled and expert personal injury lawyers can help you to get the compensation you deserve.

Car Accident Injuries: Dealing With Hip Pain

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If you or a dear one has suffered injuries in a car accident, it’s important to be aware of the different areas where you may feel pain. When there are serious injuries, it’s possible that the trauma prevents you from feeling lesser pains in other areas. These injuries, if left untreated, can cause bigger problems like osteoporosis etc later on. After consulting a qualified doctor, contact a car accident lawyer immediately. You may be entitled to compensation.

What is a cause of Hip pain?

Hip pain is a common after-effect in motor-vehicle accidents. This is caused by a variety of injuries like acetabular fracture (break in the hip joint bones), bursitis (inflammation of the bursae) hip fracture or dislocation, tendonitis etc.

Such injuries occur when the knee slams into the dashboard, due to forceful impact in a collision, or sudden jerking movements that cause sprains/strains/tendon-tear etc.

What is treatment of Hip pain?

Treatment comprises pain-management, anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy, activity modification, steroids or surgery.

There are serious physical, financial and emotional consequences, both long and short term. Restricted mobility and post-surgical convalescence may require the injured person to discontinue working. Traumatic arthritis and excruciating pain are some of the after-effects. Pain relieving medications can cause the person to be drowsy and unable to work. This leads to loss of income/wages. High medical and rehabilitation expenses, along with pain and suffering can cause enormous distress to the entire family. If your accident was caused by someone else’s fault/negligence, you’re entitled to compensation. Our experienced personal injury lawyers can help you get the compensation you deserve.

Lawyer for car accident injury: Managing Social Media and Your Accident Claim

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Personal injury lawyers have to safeguard the rights and interests of their clients. That’s why we ensure that we keep abreast of new trends and technologies, social media being one of them. 

Today, most Canadians have a presence on some social media platform or the other, often multiple ones. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc are popular not with only young people, but increasing numbers of seniors as well. Employers can cross-check and confirm resumes and job experience through candidates’ social media profiles and posts. 

Social Media In Personal Injury Claims 

Insurance companies and other parties engaged in litigation are a major user of these platforms. They use them as a surveillance or investigative tool. 

For instance, if you have been involved in an accident and are claiming compensation for injuries but you post comments on social media telling your friends and family that you’re fine, no worries, etc, this can be used against you. 

Clients may also post photos of themselves having a get-together with friends and family, outings, picnics etc while they have made a claim for pain and suffering. 

Insurance claims-adjusters have their own investigative teams that browse through social media sites and zero in on apparent contradictions in claims. Slip-and-fall accident lawyers are well aware of this. 

Investigative agencies use Google searches to verify your social and financial status, employment, the kind of home you live in, street-address, financial assets, health, social/educational/economic background etc. 

An experienced Lawyer for car accident injury can advise and assist you to manage your social media presence till full settlement.

Baby Recliner Recall – Filing A Personal Injury Claim

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Single or working parents, busy house-bound parents, day-care centers and infant care facilities are flooded with a plethora of products that make child-care seem like the easiest thing on earth. One of these products that became very popular recently was the Baby Recliner or Nap Nanny. Between 2009-12, this product was lapped up eagerly by parents of infants who thought they had the perfect baby-care product that would help their little one to rest, sleep and watch them from a safe place while parents went about their chores. However, the product proved quite dangerous and more than six infant deaths have occurred, while several babies were saved by vigilant parents or care-givers.

If your child has had a baby recliner accident or have tragically lost a child while using this product, contact a personal injury lawyer without delay. Accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence and the injured/bereaved are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident.

The Baby Recliner

This product is essentially a comfortable seat with a protective belt, much like a car seat. It is meant to be a standalone piece but unfortunately many parents place them inside cribs. The baby slips into the gap between the recliner and the crib and chokes or suffocates to death when its face gets pushed into the gap. Since the child is securely belted, the range of movement is limited and it cannot free itself when in danger.

Another risk with this product is that it is essentially meant for babies who have not reached the stage of being able to turn over. If they’ve begun rolling over or crawling, this product is just not meant for them.

However, most consumers who purchase this product are unaware of the risks involved. The labeling on some makes of the products recommends that it is suitable up till the age of two, which is incorrect.

Keeping these factors in mind, the product has been recalled by the manufacturers. If you have used the product and your child has been injured, our personal injury attorneys can examine the circumstances of your case and advise you on the best step forward.

Children’s Accidents and Personal Injury Claims

Many parents are reluctant to pursue a personal injury claim when children are injured. Ontario laws are quite complex and a litigation guardian is required for children under 18. Settlement offers should be made in the best interests of the child and should be court-approved. Parents are consumed with worry and guilt when their children die or are injured. However, when accidents happen due to defective products, the grief is more compounded. Yet it’s important that parents focus on the future. Their lawsuit may in fact compel the company to recall the product so that such mishaps don’t happen to other children. Our personal injury law firm can handle your case in a most sensitive and compassionate manner while ensuring that your rights are protected. We help you deal with at-fault parties, insurers and their representatives while keeping your interests 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. (416 931 5015)