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Product liability : Can having a garage sale make you liable?

Posted on 3 April 2018 (14 November 2022) by David Hollingsworth

Garage Sales and Product Liability What do product liability and garage sales have in common. Springtime brings new beginnings. When the warm weather finally comes, we are all anxious to open the doors and windows and begin the spring cleaning. Out with the old and in with the new. As the seasons change and the […]

What is the Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act ?

Posted on 26 March 2018 (10 August 2021) by David Hollingsworth

Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act The Ministry of Transportation has been given new safety powers to protect Canadians from vehicle defects. Early this month, the Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act was enacted to provide the Federal Transport Minister the power to order car companies to recall a vehicle to correct a […]

Want the best auto insurance? Let’s look at Ontario’s Fair Auto Insurance Plan.

Posted on 8 March 2018 (7 October 2022) by David Hollingsworth

Ontario’s Fair Auto Insurance Plan aims to provide the best auto insurance plan. We all want the best auto insurance. Ontario is taking action to make auto insurance more affordable for the province’s almost 10 million drivers. Since 2013, in an attempt to provide the best auto insurance, the government has introduced a number of reforms that […]

Clarifying what it means to be Additional Insured.

Posted on 27 January 2018 (10 August 2021) by David Hollingsworth

Additional Insured coverage What does it mean to be additional insured ? The law, like most things, can sometimes be ambiguous. Where some laws are straight forward and easily understood, others leave a great deal of room for interpretation. In the latter case, it is often left to the courts to interpret the law and […]

Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling on lawsuit involving burning hot water.

Posted on 10 January 2018 (10 August 2021) by David Hollingsworth

Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling A Starbucks employee has landed in hot water in a lawsuit after a recent ruling of the Ontario Court of Appeal allowing a Brampton, Ontario teenager to proceed with her lawsuit against Starbucks, the store manager and the barista for negligence over a scalding incident that took place in 2015. […]

Changes to ODSP will impact personal injury cases.

Posted on 26 September 2017 (20 June 2022) by David Hollingsworth

ODSP -What you need to know.. Recent changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) will have a huge impact for those who receive these benefits and are involved in personal injury cases. As of August 1, 2017, awards for pain and suffering are fully exempt from personal injury settlements and are no […]

Should you settle your personal injury lawsuit out of court?

Posted on 7 September 2017 (10 August 2021) by David Hollingsworth

Settling Personal Injury Lawsuit Out of Court If you have been injured in an accident and are considering a personal injury lawsuit you may be somewhat familiar with the process – accident, evidence, lawyers, court rooms, trial and compensation. But what about settlement? Most accident victims don’t consider settlement, yet the majority personal injury cases […]

It’s fair season. How safe are Canada’s amusement park rides ?

Posted on 10 August 2017 (10 August 2021) by David Hollingsworth

Amusement parks and safety We have all seen the horrific videos of innocent thrill seekers thrown from amusement park rides while spectators below watch in disbelief. Most recently, a young man at the Ohio State Fair fell to his death when a faulty part caused him to be ejected from the ride he was on. […]

What you need to know about a hit and run accident .

Posted on 23 March 2017 (9 March 2021) by David Hollingsworth

Hit and run accident What happens in a hit and run accident when one of the drivers involved leaves the scene? How do the police determine who is at fault and where do the injured turn for compensation? Under normal circumstances when a hit and run accident happens, it does not matter who is at […]

What exactly is homeowner liability ? Our injury lawyers explain…

Posted on 6 March 2017 (12 May 2021) by David Hollingsworth

Accidents in your home? Homeowner liability ? Yes, homeowner liability is not to be taken for granted. It happens. Guests to your home sometimes do have accidents when visiting. The truth is, it is very common. From the moment a visitor enters your home, you are responsible for their well-being. If they do get hurt […]