The recent allegations of sexual abuse and assault from Canadian hockey player, Kyle Beach, against a former Chicago Blackhawks video coach have sent shockwaves through the world of professional sports. Beach’s horrifying story illustrates that hockey’s deep-seated culture of sexual abuse has been allowed to perpetuate itself in even its most professional tiers. His emotional testimony also reveals the far-reaching emotional and psychological repercussions of being sexually abused. To read more, click here.
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Pursuing Financial Compensation After a Hit and Run Accident
Hit and run accidents are shocking. When a driver fails to remain at the scene of a collision they caused, it can be confusing to know where an injured driver should turn for financial compensation. There are some important steps to take after sustaining an injury in a hit and run accident. To learn how an Ontario car accident lawyer may be able to help, click here.
Paying for a Personal Support Worker and Attendant Care After an Injury
Surviving a serious accident with severe or catastrophic injuries can profoundly impact the way people live their lives. Depending on the severity of their injuries, accident survivors may require the assistance of a personal support worker in the form of attendant care to provide them with what they need. However, the cost of attendant care can be expensive, placing a financial burden on the shoulders of the accident victim or his or her family. To learn more about paying for attendant care after sustaining injuries in an accident, click here.
Which Family Members Can File a Wrongful Death Claim?
Few challenges are more difficult than losing a loved one. When a family member passes away, the sense of loss can be unbearable. However, if their premature death was caused by someone else’s negligence, the grief and anger felt by close family members can seem insurmountable. While no amount of money will be able to truly assuage their pain, certain family members may be entitled to financial compensation if their relative was wrongfully killed by another party’s negligence. Click here to read more.
Protecting Your Children from Daycare Injuries
For parents with young children, finding affordable daycare can be a hassle. Parents in this province pay some of the highest childcare costs in the country and should expect local daycare facilities to keep their children safe from harm. What should parents do when they discover their child’s daycare facility is not as safe as it should be? Click here to read more.
Injured in a Car Accident? Do Not Ignore Common Signs of a Traumatic Brain Injury
In the immediate aftermath of a serious motor vehicle collision, an accident victim’s body often produces adrenaline which could delay or diminish the symptoms of serious injuries. If the survivors of serious accidents ignore the signs of traumatic brain injuries or fail to seek immediate medical attention, they could face permanent consequences. To learn more, click here.
Understanding Consent for Medical Information in Personal Injury Claims
In personal injury claims, injured plaintiffs may be asked to sign medical release forms, granting consent to the attending physician to share their records with the defendant’s lawyers. Before doing so, however, plaintiffs have the right to review the consent forms with their legal representation. Click here to learn more.
How Can Social Media Posts Affect the Outcome of Personal Injury Litigation?
For people who actively use social media and post regular updates on their lives, the communities they build online can provide comfort and connection. This is especially true for injured accident survivors experiencing the acute isolation of physical recovery. However, posting too many personal details on social media may, in fact, jeopardize the outcome of ongoing personal injury litigation. Click here to read more.
Defining Permanent Serious Impairment or Injuries in a Personal Injury Case
Accident survivors who have been seriously injured as the result of another party’s negligence may be entitled to financial compensation for their injuries. However, the amount of damages they may be able to recover can vary substantially based on the severity of injuries they have sustained. To learn more, click here.
What New Motorcycle Riders Need to Know
Motorcycle sales across Canada are booming. After more than a year of restrictions and public safety measures, many Canadians are eager to hit the open road, learn a new skill, and experience the exhilaration of riding a motorcycle. However, with more new riders on the road in Ontario, police are reporting a marked increase in serious motorcycle accidents in the province. For a beginner’s guide to safely riding a motorcycle in Ontario, click here.
Secondary Disabilities: When Injuries Cause Mental Health Concerns
After surviving a serious accident, people who have sustained life-altering injuries may face a world of difficulties. Acquiring a physical disability can often lead to secondary disabilities, including mental health issues that may seem impossible to overcome. Mental illnesses like depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can prevent injured people from performing basic routine activities, including the duties of their jobs. To learn how an Ontario lawyer may be able to help if you are suffering from injury-related mental health concerns, click here.
Parking Lot Accidents in Ontario
Parking lots are full of distractions, hazards, and opportunities for accidents with other vehicles. Since collisions in parking lots typically occur at low speeds, the vehicular damage they cause is usually fairly minor. However, accidents in parking lots can cause serious property damage, severe injuries, and even fatalities. To learn more, click here.
Former Ottawa Catholic School Teacher Facing Dozens of Sexual Abuse Charges
The Ottawa Catholic School Board claims to have acted “immediately” upon hearing allegations of sexual abuse against a high school math teacher. However, Rick Watkins– better known by his former surname Despatie– was not suspended until years after complaints about his inappropriate treatment of students first came to the surface. Read more.
Ontario Dog Attacks: Who is Responsible?
Being attacked by a dog can leave lifelong scars, both physically and psychologically. Victims of dog attacks can suffer severe physical damage, enduring emotional trauma, and mental anguish. Dog attacks can be fatal. A chance encounter with an aggressive animal can lead families to lose loved ones in a senseless, violent incident. However, in the aftermath of a dog attack, victims and their families may be unsure of where to turn for accountability and compensation. To learn more, click here.
Mindfulness Tips for Injury Recovery
Recovering from an injury can be a long and difficult process. In addition to overcoming physical obstacles, the adjustment to life with an injury can be challenging psychologically as well. In these situations, practicing mindfulness techniques like meditation may be beneficial for injured accident survivors. While mindfulness will not cure their physical or psychological ailments, it may help injured people stay positive and grounded throughout the long recovery period. To learn more, click here.
How a Lawyer Can Help in Sexual Assault Cases
Survivors of sexual assault often suffer in silence. When perpetrators of sexual abuse use force, make threats, or take advantage of vulnerable individuals in order to engage in unwanted sexual activity, the emotional toll it takes on victims may seem impossible to overcome. However, with the assistance of a lawyer, they may be able to bring their abuser to justice. To learn more about the ways in which a lawyer can provide assistance, click here.
E-Scooter Accidents in Ontario
New technologies are providing commuters everywhere with fast, environmentally friendly methods of getting where they need to go. Electric scooters, also known as e-scooters, are touted as being efficient and fun ways to travel locally. However, many road safety experts warn that riding e-scooters can result in serious injuries, both for the person using the scooter and the people they encounter. To learn more, click here.
Child Car Seat Safety Tips
The safety of infants, toddlers, and small children should be a parent or guardian’s highest priority. In Ontario, anyone driving with a child in their motor vehicle must abide by the laws regarding proper seat belt and car seat safety. To prevent avoidable tragedies, parents and guardians should do everything in their power to reduce their children’s risk of injuries should a collision occur. To learn more about child car seat safety, click here.
Beginning to Understand the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Researchers estimate that between 10-30% of people who have contracted COVID-19 will experience lingering, often debilitating symptoms. In Canada, COVID-19 “long-haulers” have reported experiencing serious symptoms for months following their initial infection. These long-term symptoms can affect patients’ quality of life and, in many cases, their ability to perform the duties of their jobs. However, many long-haulers are struggling to find support during this difficult time. Click here to learn more.
Keeping Track of Medical Records and Expenses
If you have been injured in an accident, you may find yourself taking on a great deal of unexpected expenses and quite a bit of paperwork. It is important to keep thorough, accurate records of medical treatments you have undergone, costs associated with your recovery, and the amount of time you have been unable to work because of your injuries. Doing so can be crucial for calculating your total damages and for fully illustrating just how significantly your injuries have impacted your quality of life. To learn more about staying organized after an injury, click here.
Hazards That May Cause Slip and Fall Accidents
Anyone can be injured in a slip and fall accident. Hazards that might cause slip and fall accidents exist throughout public, commercial, and residential spaces. Something that may look commonplace, like a pothole in a parking lot or spilled liquid on the floor of a grocery store, can cause an unsuspecting person to sustain serious injuries. To learn more about common hazards that lead to injury-causing slip and fall accidents, click here.
How to Control Road Rage in Ontario
Behind the wheel of a car, it does not take much for frustration to turn to anger. Operating a motor vehicle can be stressful, and in moments of heightened stress, a small provocation can cause people to lose control of their emotions. Road rage is more than an unpleasant state of mind when driving. In Ontario, road rage is a serious problem that could have dangerous repercussions. To learn about the effects of road rage and methods for overcoming it, click here.
Recovering LTD Benefits for Invisible Injuries and Illnesses
Some injuries, illnesses, and other chronic medical conditions may not manifest themselves through easily observable symptoms. However, even though the symptoms of these conditions may be “invisible” to others, they could still significantly impact a patient’s quality of life and their ability to earn a living. Since the symptoms of invisible injuries or illnesses cannot be quantified through objective medical evidence, it can be difficult for people suffering from them to receive long-term disability (LTD) benefits. Click here to read more.
Ontario Distracted Driving Statistics
In the short time it takes a driver to check a cell phone notification or look for a different radio station, serious motor vehicle accidents can occur. Any number of distractions behind the wheel can cause collisions that end in serious injuries or loss of life. Distracted driving is a pervasive problem on roads across the country. In Ontario, the consequences of distracted driving have been particularly tragic. Click here to learn more.
Living with Spinal Cord Injuries
Adjusting to life after sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) can be a monumental challenge. Difficulties coping with both day-to-day realities and expensive newly acquired costs of living can cause emotional anguish, financial insecurity, and serious mental health issues. If your SCI was acquired in an accident caused by another party’s negligence, an Ontario personal injury lawyer may be able to help ease the economic burden by pursuing financial compensation on your behalf. Click here to read more.
