I have written before about how important it is to obtain legal advice before negotiating a settlement of a personal injury claim with an insurance company. All you want is fair compensation.  I define “fair compensation” as the amount of financial compensation a court would require the insurance company to pay to compensate you for your injuries and other losses.… (more…)

From time to time I am consulted about extremely close calls. A medication error that could have been fatal; a dangerous situation that could have seriously injured a child; reckless driving that could have, but didn’t cause a crash. It is typically an incredibly angry and upset family member who calls me.  The feelings are understandable.  I would be angry… (more…)

A mother was reportedly walking her children, and the family’s two dogs, along Rutland Road last week Tuesday.  She was taking her children to day care A pit bull attacked the two dogs.  The pit bull was known to dog control authorities, having a past history of aggression towards other animals as well as people. When the RCMP and dog… (more…)

I have written a lot, lately, about how car crashes are not inevitable; that we can reduce car crashes by changing driving attitudes.  In the words of my father, a former Catholic priest, I have been sounding preachy!  I’ll try to steer back in the direction of legal advice about injury claims. The truest victims of our generation of drivers… (more…)