“CATASTROPHIC IMPAIRMENT” CASES IN TORONTO

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• CATASTROPHIC IMPAIRMENT
• CASES IN TORONTO
• In Toronto, Ontario, insurance companies are
  obligated to pay claims depending on the
  classification of the injuries. If you are
  claiming against an insurance company to cover
  the expenses of care and medical treatment after
  a vehicle accident, the main issue will be to
  determine if your injuries fall under the
  category of catastrophic or non-catastrophic.
• Personal injury lawyers in Toronto are the ones
  that will help you to determine if your injuries
  are catastrophic or not based on the law and
  depending on Statutory Accidents Benefits
  Schedule will help you find out how much you may
  be entitled to receive. Of course, the lawyers
  will need to examine not only the laws and
  statutes but also all the evidence that will
  prove the type of injuries you suffered and the
  costs of the corresponding medical care and other
  compensations if they apply.
• The Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule or SABS
  might entitle you to receive up to 1 million to
  cover medical treatments, rehab, and attendant
  care benefits. For injuries classified as non-
  catastrophic, the SABS may only give you
  coverage for up to 50,000 (if your policies
  were bought after September 2010) or up to
  100,000 (for policies purchased before September
  1, 2010).
• It is important to examine your policy because
  all policies provide the option of augmented
  coverage. You might have bought that increased
  coverage and have forgotten that detail that can
  make a major difference on the amount of
  compensation you could be entitled to.
• Personal injury lawyers in Toronto will examine
  the extent of the concept of catastrophic
  impairment provided in Section 3 (2) of the
  Ontario Regulation 34/10, under the Insurance
  Act and see if the injuries you suffered may
  fall in this category.
• For example, here is a summary of the most common
  injuries that may fall under catastrophic
  impairment caused by accident (this is just an
  example of some situations always consult with
  personal injury lawyers in Toronto for an
  accurate response)
• quadriplegia or paraplegia
• amputation or total loss of use of an arm or leg
• total loss of vision, including both eyes
• a brain injury exceeding certain grade on the
  Glascow Coma Scale or Outcome Scale
• an injury or several injuries resulting in 55
  or more impairment of the whole individual (based
  on the Guides to Evaluation of Permanent
  Impairment)

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o an injury resulting in marked or extreme
impairment due to behavioral or mental
disorder In 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal
determined that psychological impairments could
be combined with physical ones so as to determine
if someone has the mentioned 55 or more
impairment that would make an injury fall under
catastrophic impairment. If you or a family
member has suffered an accident resulting in
injuries, consult any of the personal injury
lawyers in Toronto and find out if you could have
a case of Catastrophic Impairment and, if so,
claim for what you are entitled to. Source
http//jindilaw.net/catastrophic-impairment-cases-
in-toronto/