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June Is Brain Injury Awareness Month

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Not many people are aware that brain injuries are ranked as the #1 cause of death and disability in people under the age of 45 in Canada. According to the Brain Injury Association of Canada, more than 1.3 million Canadians have suffered brain injuries and are living with the consequences. There are many different causes for such injuries to happen. They include automobile accidents, sports accidents, slip and fall injuries, and much more. Each case is unique and the problems that are generated as a result are different in each case. However, what they all have in common is that the victim and his or her family suffer enormous physical, financial and emotional losses. There may be a short, long-term or permanent disability and a complete change of life. Loss of function, sensation, ability, mobility, cognitive and behavioral loss, emotional trauma, pain, seizures, dependence, continuing medical treatments, and therapies are some of the after-effects of such injuries.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of an accident, contact an experienced personal injury lawyer immediately. You may be entitled to compensation. It is important to ensure that your present and future needs are taken care of apart from income replacement, compensation for medical and rehabilitation expenses and for pain and suffering caused by another’s fault or negligence. Insurance companies who must make the settlement may not act in good faith. Our traumatic brain injury lawyers protect your interests while fighting to get you 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.

Funeral Home Negligence

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The death of a dear one is always an emotional issue and we would like their funeral and other rituals to go smoothly, in a dignified and peaceful manner, reflecting the love and respect we had for the person, their status in society and the beliefs and ethics they held in their lifetime.

Today, most people rely on funeral homes to help them bid farewell to loved ones. Such organizations take care of the funeral arrangements, burial or cremation, memorials, publishing obituaries, statutory requirements etc. and we trust them to do what’s in our best interest.

However, carelessness, lack of attention to our wishes, negligence and disrespect to the dead are some of the issues that cause great distress and grief to family and friends. If you have been the victim of funeral home negligence, contact a personal injury law firm which has experience in handling such cases, to file a personal injury claim against those responsible for mishaps and untoward events.

What Constitutes Funeral Home Negligence?

Most of us are unaware of our rights when we enter into contracts with funeral homes. In such a time of grief and distress, we are most vulnerable and fail to pay attention to many practical matters. Regardless of religion or faith, matters concerning death must be handled with respect and dignity. Any lack of dignity or respect can be termed “cemetery desecration.” Fraudulent practices and attempts to take advantage of the family’s sensitive condition result in certain malpractices and negligent acts.

Some examples of funeral home negligence include:

  • Partial embalming of body when full charges are collected

  • Not following instructions regarding coffin, dress, flowers etc

  • Improper embalming

  • Improper storage/refrigeration

  • Stealing of organs for sale

  • Sexual assault or abuse of deceased

  • Missing/misplaced body

  • Presentation of wrong body

  • Maggot or fungus infestation

  • Improper or incorrect burial/cremation

  • Misplacement of deceased’s property like jewelry or tooth-fillings

  • Misplacement of ashes

  • Co-mingling of ashes

  • Unauthorized disposal

  • Failure to tend to grave-site

  • Burial in wrong grave-site

  • Vandalized or marred

  • Coroner negligence

  • Burying bodies in older graves to save space

  • Soiled, shabby clothing

  • Unlicensed embalmers

  • Lack of respect, foul language used in front of clients

  • Unauthorized picking-up of body from the hospital

  • Making false and misleading statements

In many cases, the relatives and loved ones are unaware of funeral home negligence but if this comes to your notice, speak to a personal injury lawyer immediately to begin the process of filing a personal injury suit.

How We Can Assist

While most of us entrust the task of managing funerals to reputed and reliable funeral homes, it’s possible that aberrations occur. It’s important that you report your concerns immediately to the funeral home authorities and simultaneously contact a personal injury attorney. Key evidence needs to be preserved and documentary proofs and photographic evidence has to be gathered. We can conduct independent investigations, get testimony from eye-witnesses (if any) and expert witnesses, etc to back your claim. We represent you in all communications/negotiations and ensure that your rights/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. (416 931 5015)

Personal Injury: What to do if you’ve been injured?

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If you or a dear one has been injured in an accident, it’s essential to keep calm and take the right steps to ensure that the injured receive immediate medical attention as the first priority. Following this, the police and victim’s insurance company have to be informed. Along with this, it’s also essential to consult a personal injury attorney who deals exclusively with accidents similar to this one and get a swift, comprehensive and genuine assessment of your case, with a view to claiming compensation for your injuries/damages from those responsible for the accident.

Accidents can cause a variety of injuries, minor, major or fatal. These events are not usually as random as we think, but are caused by another person’s fault or negligence and those who have been injured are entitled to seek compensation. Keeping this in mind, these are some of the important aspects to be followed:

  1. Top-quality medical attention is essential, failing which your claim can be weakened as this would be considered failure to mitigate your losses and ensure that the injury does not cause further economic losses.
  2. Whatever the nature of the accident and whatever others around you may advise, a police report has to be filed. This ensures that the accident is documented and can be used in a lawsuit if the case goes to court.
  3. Be discreet and avoid making inadvertent statements. Do not offer information, clarifications or explanations that could jeopardize your claim and be very vigilant while communicating with insurance companies. Never sign any documents or statements without consulting your attorney.
  4. If possible, note down all details of the accident immediately. Keep bills, documents, insurance details, records of wage-loss, days of work missed, doctor’s prescriptions, medical and rehabilitation bills etc.
  5. Do your own research on personal injury and insurance laws and regulations so that you’re aware of filing deadlines, procedures and local regulations.

Apart from these, avoid being tempted to take the offer of quick settlements till you know the complete extent of injury and damages. Often, these settlements are too meager to cover all your expenses and you run the risk of forever waiving your rights to any further 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. (416 931 5015)