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Title: What Does The Personal Injury Law In Canada Involve?


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  • What Does The Personal Injury Law In Canada
    Involve?
  • Canadian personal injury law is a law that covers
    all sort of physical and psychological injuries
    that may be the result of someone elses neglect
    or actions. It includes, for instance, the
    following
  • injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents (car,
    motorbikes, truck or boat accidents)
  • public liability claims
  • occupiers liability claims
  • school boards negligence
  • seniors neglect or abuse in nursing homes or
    long-term care facilities
  • public transportation accidents
  • recreational facilities accidents
  • medical malpractice
  • product liability claims
  • child abuse
  • sex abuse
  • slip and fall accidents, etc.
  • These are just some examples of what personal
    injury law encompasses, many more type of
    accidents could be comprised under this law.
  • Also called Tort Law, its primary goal is to
    provide monetary compensation or relief for the
    damages caused to the plaintiff.
  • What types of damages does the personal injury
    law cover?
  • The injured party can claim for the following
    types of damages

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behaviour of the person/persons who caused harm,
and on the nature or categorization of the
injury, as well as on the circumstances during
which damage was inflicted. Statistics have shown
that about 60 of accident victims settle
directly with the insurance company without
consulting a personal injury lawyer. However,
this is not advisable since no one will be able
to negotiate a fair settlement without
understanding the whole process and ignoring what
their claim can really worth. If you live in
Toronto, or if your accident took place in
Toronto, the best advice is to consult personal
injury lawyers in Toronto, even if you consider
your claim will be a small one. Many personal
injury lawyers in Toronto, Ontario, offer a free
first consultation. In such consultation, you
could find out that your claim is actually worth
more than what you think, and you will also
receive an outline of the different steps you
should take to initiate a legal claim if it were
worth it. Make sure to have all the facts and
documents with you when consulting with a
lawyer. Additionally, there is a great advantage
on consulting immediately any personal injury
lawyers in Toronto in cases of accidents of any
type. There are certain time limits to present a
claim which you ignore. A lawyer will know which
time limits apply in your particular case and
will make sure you do not lose the right to claim
for what you are entitled to. In most cases, the
first hour of consultation with personal injury
lawyers in Toronto are free of charge, but that
period is enough for the lawyer to get a whole
picture of the situation and your possibilities.
If you want to give the case to the lawyer and
he/she wants to take it on, he/she will discuss
with you whether if you will be charged by the
hour, by a fixed fee or by a contingency
fee. Source http//gdlawnet.com/what-does-the-p
ersonal-injury-law-in-canada-involve/
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