If you are injured while working, determining whether you are a worker or an independent operator is a critical question that could decide your right to sue for damages. Although a third party can still be sued, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) denies a worker’s right to sue their employer(s) if that worker is in the course of their employment when injured. …
In this summary judgment motion, Perell J. of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that a person cannot always be expected to commence an action before he or she knows that the injuries surpass the threshold, which may not always be apparent on the date in which the accident occurred.
In recent years, the Ontario legislature has slowly eroded accident victims’ access to Attendant Care benefits available under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). Since 2010, an accident victim must either hire a professional caregiver or prove that his/her attendant has incurred an economic loss – such as lost income – while providing attendant care. Both requirements are fraught with complications. When attendant care in …
In Ontario, driving with automobile insurance is mandatory. As a result, those injured in a motor vehicle accident have the peace of mind of knowing that after an accident they can claim compensation against the at-fault party, which is usually responded to by that party’s insurance company. However, this begs several questions. What happens if the other party is uninsured? What if the other party …
Released September 1, 2015 | CanLII This action arose out of a recreational hockey incident in which the plaintiff, Robbie Levita, suffered a fractured right tibia and fibula after being checked by the defendant, Alan Crew, while playing in a league operated by True North Hockey Canada. Levita claimed that Crew checked him into the boards from behind, either intentionally or recklessly, in contravention of the rules …
Released August 24, 2015 | CanLII This Superior Court decision involves two summary judgment motions brought by two defendants to dismiss the action against them on the basis of liability. The action arose from injuries the plaintiff sustained to his left ankle while operating a tractor on a steep embankment of a cottage property. While the plaintiff was moving rocks on the property, the tractor flipped …
