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When you are injured in an Ontario car accident, your insurance company is normally required to compensate you under the province’s Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). This includes income replacement benefits in the event you are unable to return to work right away as a result of your accident. Case Study: Sabadash v. State Farm,...

If you have been injured in an accident and are set to receive a personal injury settlement or disability benefits, one of the important questions that always comes to mind is how the benefits will be taxed. Understanding how such payments impact an individual’s tax liability is critical to determining whether a settlement and/or disability...

Unlike some other Canadian provinces, in Ontario, jury trials are still regularly used in civil cases such as personal injury lawsuits. Are juries really fair to accident victims? In a 2016 case, Mandel v. Fakhim, an Ontario Superior Court judge expressed the opinion that “jury trials in civil cases seem to exist in Ontario solely...

Not every personal injury claim arising from a motor vehicle accident goes to trial. More often than not, the parties (and their insurance companies) are able to reach an amicable settlement. By working with an experienced Toronto personal injury lawyer following a car accident, you can put yourself in the best position to obtain the...