The threshold is a test used by the court to determine whether an accident victim should be allowed to recover money for pain and suffering.
Updated: What is the Threshold and who Meets it?
Automobile Category Archives
Updated: How Insurers Deduct Thousands from Accident Victims’ Compensation
Imagine for a moment that you are suddenly injured in a car accident for which you are not at fault and are now stuck with its consequences, which most often include pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and impairments which impact your ability to earn a living.
Seven Predictions About the Future of Auto Insurance
Self-driving car technology is predicted to transform the way we commute, and these predictions have personal injury lawyers paying close attention. If conceivably there will be no driver behind the wheel, who would be responsible for injuries to passengers in self-driving vehicles, in the event of an accident? In this blog we summarize seven ways some of the industry experts and insiders are predicting that …
The Interaction Between Accident Benefits and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Car crashes often cause serious injuries, which can be long term and require substantial treatment. Some accident victims unfortunately become disabled as a result of their injuries.
But It Was Just An Accident!
How many times have we heard that utterance? An accident happens, someone gets injured or dies, and during legal proceedings the injured person points blame at the “tortfeasor” (the person who caused the accident). But the presence of an injury does not necessarily mean that the tortfeasor was negligent. Yes, oftentimes, accidents are just accidents, if they could have been avoided by ordinary caution by …
Aviva Canada Inc. v. Sidhu, 2018 ONSC 6506 (CanLII)
The Divisional Court affirms a declaration that the insurer’s denial of IRBs was defective (18 years later) and therefore the limitation period had not been triggered.
