The effects of a car crash often extend beyond the injured victim and have a significant impact on the victim’s family. If a person is injured or killed by the fault or negligence of another, family members may make claims under the Family Law Act.
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Protect Your Family from Catastrophic Automobile Insurance Reform
Anyone reading the tragic story of Adam Bari out of Hamilton, Ontario this past week will undoubtedly feel overwhelming sympathy for his now dire situation and will at the same time experience incredible apprehension and fear at the thought of such a tragedy ever happening to either themselves or to a loved one. Due to recent changes to the auto insurance regulations brought forth by …
What To Do If You Are Injured in an Accident in the United States
If you are from Ontario and are involved in a car crash in the United States, you may be able to commence an action in Ontario, in the state in which the accident occurred, or both. Your ability to do so will depend upon many factors, including any insurance available to the parties involved and the particular facts of each case.
Sharon Todd v. Felton Brushes Ltd. et al., 2016 ONSC 5252
There is no common law duty on a group disability insurer to inform an insured of each potential claim for benefits.
Echelon General Insurance Company v. Ontario (Minister of Finance), 2016 ONSC 5019
This was an appeal of a preliminary award in which the arbitrator determined that an insurer’s policy had expired prior to the collision in question. The issue on appeal was whether an improperly cancelled policy remained in force.
Vlanich v. Typhair, 2016 ONCA 517 (CanLII)
Township not liable to injured plaintiffs for failing to enforce taxi insurance bylaw.