Brendan Sullivan

Brendan Sullivan was called to the bar in Ontario in 2016 and practices with Sullivan Injury Law, assisting clients with their serious legal problems in the areas of personal injury, civil litigation, and wills.

As a lawyer, Brendan spent the first five years of his career in Hamilton assisting with preparing and running personal injury jury trials. Eventually he ran one of the first Zoom personal injury trials in Ontario in May 2021. Brendan is a trial lawyer and a strong advocate for his clients.

Brendan is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Hamilton Law Association and regularly appears before the Superior Court of Ontario.

Heathcote v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2024 ONSC 1539 (CanLII)

Written by Brendan Sullivan / Summaries / January 10, 2025

Full Decision Plaintiffs seeking productions in actions with their long-term disability insurers often do not receive what they should. Insurers provide incomplete affidavits of documents and refuse to hand over relevant and probative evidence of their internal procedures. This case provides some interesting examples of questions to be asked at examination for discovery and how the Court will deal with productions arising from those questions. …

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What is an Examination for Discovery?

Written by Brendan Sullivan / Legal Practice, Personal Injury / March 22, 2022

If you have suffered a personal injury through a fall, car crash or otherwise due to the negligence of someone else, you can hire a personal injury lawyer to recover money. In Ontario, your lawyer will begin an action using a ‘Statement of Claim’. Once the person you are suing has retained a lawyer – one of the first things they will want to do is learn about your claim. The most common forum for learning about your claim is called examination for discovery…

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What is a Housekeeping and Home Maintenance Claim in Personal Injury?

Written by Brendan Sullivan / Accident Benefits, Case Law / July 30, 2021

Persons who suffer serious personal injuries often have difficulty returning to the normal life they led before the accident. A lawyer who is a member of OTLA can help recover money for a range of changes or ‘damages’ due to an injury. These can include ongoing pain and suffering, changes in ability to work, the need for medical treatments and changes in ability to complete tasks at home. This article will focus on the tasks at home…

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What Are the Important Documents in My Long-Term Disability Claim?

Written by Brendan Sullivan / Insurance, Personal Injury / February 12, 2021

Persons who seek legal advice in their claim for short or long-term disability often find themselves sorting through hundreds or thousands of pages to make sense of their claim. This blog will help you understand what the key documents are and why they will matter in your case.

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What is bad faith in my long-term disability claim?

Written by Brendan Sullivan / Insurance, Personal Injury / March 19, 2020

Long-term disability (LTD) insurance protects you if you become disabled and are unable to continue to work in your job. The LTD policy is a contract that outlines the rights and obligations of both the insured person and the insurance company. Every contract is different and provides for different benefits and procedures that must be followed.

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Distracted driving

Written by Brendan Sullivan / Automobile, Personal Injury / November 17, 2019

There are many forms of distracted driving that can come up in motor vehicle accident litigation. During the examination for discovery process there will be questions posed by lawyers on both sides about whose fault the accident was.

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