Covid-19 Negligence in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] We have nearly 5 million citizens aged 65 and older in Canada, according to census data from Statistics Canada. The majority of these older members of our population live in their own homes. 2.6% live in residences for seniors. 4.5% reside in long-term care homes (LTCH), such as nursing homes, chronic care facilities, or long-term care hospitals. And almost 30% of seniors age 85 and over live in special care facilities. As Covid-19 continues to tear through our nation, the places that are hardest hit are our long-term care homes. As of this ...
Toronto Motorcycle Accident Settlements Are on the Rise
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] We Canadians love our freedom. And when weather permits, there’s nothing like the feel of the open road. But with freedom also comes risk. The most recent motorcycle accident statistics from Transport Canada, the federal institution responsible for transportation policies, sound encouraging. Across Canada, the number of motorcycle fatalities fell to the lowest rates since 2012. This is great news for Canada as a whole, but the overall numbers shine a stark light on the dismal Toronto statistics. During that same time period that fatal motorcycle accidents fell for Canada, Ontario Provincial Police ...
Do most car accidents claims settle before going to trial?
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Nowadays, number of vehicles has increased to a considerable extend as they add comfort in our life. We can easily reach our destinations whenever we want. Certainly, we cannot imagine our over-burdened and busy lives without our beloved vehicles. But like everything on this face of earth, there are also negatives of owning a car such as motor vehicle accidents. Automobile accidents can bring major drawbacks into our lives in terms of personal injuries, damages and financial loss. Many people have no idea how to go about seeking the claim for their suffering. ...
Sleeping Pills and Car Accidents
Modern lifestyle has seen subsequent changes in the recent decades where every aspect in life of many people is under lot of strain. We are constantly adapting our lives to suit the rising demands and expectations, and in this all mayhem our health gets neglected. The effect of our unhealthy lifestyle is evident on our dependency on fast food, devices and medicines. In this, we cannot negate use of sleeping pills incorporated in our hectic and stressful lifestyle that comes with the promise of mush needed sleep. But that is only the sunny part of the story as its darker ...
How passengers injured in a taxi collision can claim compensation
We are constantly looking for the convenience in life and without any doubt, we have access to a lot of provisions in our day to day life, all thanks to the advancement. Taxi service is one such amenity that we enjoy in this modern era and, indubitably, it has become a part and parcel of our routine life. Taxi is a very convenient and well established service in Canada and all over the world, as we use taxis when our vehicles are not working and for many other reasons. This service is thriving by leap and bounds and we are ...
Crossing the center line – head on car accidents
Our modern lifestyle has acquired many dimensions ranging from hi-tech devices, hectic schedules, speedy vehicles and so on. We enjoy our ride of life when we feel secured and do just the right things. The advancements have given us the biggest gift in the form of our beloved vehicles that not just for transportation purposes but have deeply linked with our social status and style statement. We dash in our vehicle doing errands of work on the go and feel contented when we accomplish so much. When we are on roads, sometimes our sophisticated brain takes over causing us to ...
Maximum Medical Recovery and car accident injuries
When people get involved in a car accident and are inflicted by injuries then they are surely in a dire situation. On one hand they have to seek medical treatment to cure their injuries, and simultaneously they have to bear financial burden of medical expenses. The situation tends to worsen when the legal complication to seek a compensation amount is taken into account. But it is obvious that an injured person cannot get involved in legal proceedings. That is why they are given provision to attain maximum medical recovery before they embark on their journey towards getting the claim amount ...
Do I have a valid personal injury claim?
Human life is very unpredictable, and time and again we have to face such situations that can lead us a to lot of inconvenience, problems and risks for us. No doubt we remain vigilant when we drive a car, cross the road, walk on a wet surface, use electrical equipment and so on, but still there are cases where we become a victim of mishaps. Such unpleasant and negative situations certainly impose a lot of strain on our well being as well as on other aspects of our life. Yes, we are referring to various losses on financial as well ...
Pedestrian Accidents: What Should You Know About Your Legal Rights?
Modernization has brought many changes along with it, and the most apparent one is on the way we live and how we go about doing our daily activities. Without any doubt, a vehicle have become the part and parcel of our daily routine, and all thanks to them we are able to carry on our work with more efficiency. But the sad side of the story definitely remains the number of road accidents that are on the rise with each passing day. Recent studies are revealing very shocking facts that there are thousands pedestrians who become victims of road accidents, ...
Nerve damage in a car accident or slip and fall
Human life seems impossible without the nervous system as it is the primary connection that binds us with reality. This system is responsible for all the fundamental functions of the body that ranges from sensory interpretation, problem solving, thinking, responding, and reacting to regularization of various functions of body parts and so on. Without any doubt, it is the most crucial and most complex of all systems of the human body. That is why when there is any damage that is caused to this system, we are bound to suffer profound loss in terms of dysfunctional body parts, disability, and ...
Securing compensation in a motorcycle accident claim
There are numerous youngsters who have an ardent craze for motor bikes and they keep dreaming to ride their dream bike (at the top speed, of course!). For most of bike riders, it is indeed a pleasure ride; but it is also true that there are numerous risks that are associated with motorbike riding and the top one is surely the risk of meeting a motor vehicle accident. According to the stats available, it has come into limelight that motorcyclists are at greater risk of meeting an accident while on the road and they have higher chances of facing serious ...
Getting medical records after a Motor Vehicle Accident
Modernization has brought its own set of blessings and curses: on one hand we can now reach our desirable locations within minutes; on the other hand we have to face dire consequences in terms of road accidents, severe injuries and sadly, death! Without any doubt, motor vehicle accidents have become an indelible part of our existence and we need to be always alert to save ourselves from the perilous situations on the road. From time to time our list of precautions is upgraded so that we can keep accidents at bay; still they creep in our life unannounced and wreck ...