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I keep harping on my experience in the personal injury field as one of the fundamental reasons for retaining me in a personal injury matter. 

My over 20 years of experience in the personal injury field has allowed me to build a wealth of knowledge.  As a result, many of my peers in the personal injury bar consult me on their files for input and guidance. 

When you have been injured in an accident or had your LTD (long-term disability) denied, you need someone with the experience and knowledge to assist you with your claim.  ​​​​​​​

You would be shocked to learn that many people who are injured or had their LTD claim denied do no investigation of their own when selecting a lawyer. 

I would like to congratulate and thank Maka Metreveli, a licenced paralegal with my office, for assisting me in resisting the insurer’s attempt to overturn the decision of the LAT adjudicator. 

So, I have another story that reminds me of the old C+C Music Factory song: “Things That Make You Go Hmmmm…” 

I received a call from a relation of a former client. He called me because his lawyer stopped working on his file. He was given a copy of his file and left to fend for himself. He asked me to look at the file and to see if there was anything I could do. Unfortunately, there was really nothing I could do because the file was not handled in a manner which I expect a file to be handled.   

I received a call from a person who was injured in an accident. 

She reported the accident and she thought nothing of speaking with the at-fault party’s insurance adjuster and giving a statement. 

While giving the statement, she provided not one but three locations where the accident occurred. When she came to me, the insurer had advised her that she could not prove where she fell and it would not be paying her any damages for injuries she sustained.

I am often consulted about sporting injuries and whether there is the potential for recovery. There are two type of claims that arise in my experience.  The one I will focus on is one where someone is injured by another player during a game or practice.

I recently received a telephone call from a former client who called me about her recent accident.  She had been in a slip and fall accident earlier and suffered personal injuries.  Nothing seemed broken when she called, but she was in excruciating pain.  She was unable to move her arm and her shoulder was throbbing.  She wasn’t sure what to do.  The following were some simple steps I advised her to take to assist her.

You have been in an accident.  Now what?  The following are some simple tips that will help you maximize your compensation when pursuing a personal injury claim. 

One of the first questions I am always asked when a personal injury client consults me is if they need to come to my office. My office is based in downtown Toronto and this often is a concern to people living outside of the GTA. The inconvenience of travelling to Toronto and paying for parking to meet a lawyer is not something that people like to do.

I would like to congratulate Maka Metreveli, a paralegal that works with my office, on her success at the LAT on behalf of our client who had his treatment plans denied by his automobile insurer.  Please see the attached decision.  Ms. Metreveli successfully argued that Aviva Insurance failed to comply with s. 38(8) of the Statutory Accident Benefit Schedule as the insurer failed to provide the medical and other reasons why it considered the goods and services submitted not to be reasonable and necessary.