With winter just around the corner, now is the time for property owners to begin thinking about how their residential spaces will be maintained during the cold, snowy months. Having a plan to remove snow and ice accumulation from your premises is an important part in keeping people safe during the long winter season. Ensuring that your property is properly maintained throughout the winter can help reduce the risks of accidental injuries for which you might be liable. To read more about effectively preparing your home for the winter season, click here.
Amusement parks offer the potential for many various types of accidents or equipment failures that can lead to serious injuries or death. There are many types of potential hazards that can lead to accidents in amusement parks. Potential hazards include: Structural failure of a ride An unsafe exit or entrance related to a ride Malfunctioning … Continue reading “Amusement Park Injuries in Ontario: Everything you Need to Know”
If you’re injured in a car accident in Ontario for which another person was at fault, you may already realize that you are entitled to Statutory Accident Benefits under your own auto insurance policy and third-party liability coverage under the at-fault driver’s policy. But what happens if you have a personal injury claim against another … Continue reading “The Role of Homeowner’s Insurance in a Personal Injury Claim”
During 2016 and 2017, nearly 18,000 Canadians were hospitalized after suffering a sports injury, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Because of that rather unique treatment of sports injuries, it is all the more important that injured Ontarians consult a personal injury lawyer to understand their rights following a sports injury. Top … Continue reading “Sports Injuries in Ontario: What Are My Rights?”
In Canada, there are few safety regulations for trampoline parks that are actually enforceable, a topic that has been brought to light after recent serious injuries and even deaths at indoor trampoline parks. So, what happens if you have a child and he or she becomes injured at a trampoline park, or worse? Do you … Continue reading “Trampoline Park Safety in Ontario”
Not to spoil anyone’s fun this winter, but of all winter activities in Canada, is among the most dangerous. According to Parachute, a charitable organization that focuses on preventing serious injuries, research has shown that of every 100,000 tobogganers, an average of 37.7 are “catastrophically injured each year,” its term for a debilitating injury. That … Continue reading “Toronto Tobogganing Accidents: What You Need to Know”
In 2011, Statistics Canada published a report on injuries using information from the 2009 to 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey. It found that falls were the leading cause of injury in Canada. Among adolescents, these typically occurred while playing sports. But among seniors, falls usually occurred while walking or doing household chores. When those injuries … Continue reading “Ontario Apartment-Injury Claims: What You Need to Know”
Every year in Ontario, tens of thousands of Ontarians suffer personal injuries as the result of motor-vehicle collisions, medical negligence, dangerous premises, defective products, and other causes. Unfortunately, not every injured Ontarian understands his or her legal rights in the context of a personal injury for which another person is at fault. Two of the … Continue reading “Ontario Personal Injury Claims: What are My Rights?”
DISCLAIMER: Please be advised that the header image and other images throughout this website may include both lawyer and non-lawyer/paralegal employees of Preszler Injury Lawyers and DPJP Professional Corporation and unrelated third parties. Our spokesperson John Fraser, or any other non-lawyer/paralegals in our marketing is not to be construed in any way as misleading to the public. Our marketing efforts are not intended to suggest qualitative superiority to other lawyers, paralegals or law firms in any way. Any questions regarding the usage of non-lawyers in our legal marketing or otherwise can be directed to our management team. Please also note that past results are not indicative of future results and that each case is unique and that case results listed on site are from experiences across Canada and are not specific to any province. Please be advised that some of the content on this website may be out of date. None of the content is intended to act as legal advice as each situation is independent and unique and requires individual legal advice from a licensed lawyer or paralegal. For legal advice on your individual situation – we can provide legal guidance after you have contacted our firm and we have established a lawyer-client relationship contractually. Maximum contingency fee charged is 33%. Finally, our usage of awards and logos for awards does not suggest qualitative superiority to other lawyers, paralegals or law firms. All awards received from third party organizations have been done so through their own reasonable evaluative process and do not include any payment for these awards except for the use of the award logos for our marketing assets. We are also proud to service additional provinces like Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
Your Personal Injury Lawyers
