By Eddie Wiley Personal Injury Lawyer Hillier & Hillier Personal Injury Lawyers If you have been injured in a slip or trip and fall accident in Ontario, you may be able to recover compensation from one or more parties responsible for the property. Hillier & Hillier has extensive experience representing individuals injured in slip or trip and fall claims. Call Hillier & Hillier at 905-453-8636 for a FREE CONSULTATION. Alternatively, click here to submit an online request for a

By Eddie Wiley Personal Injury Lawyer Hillier & Hillier Personal Injury Lawyers When Will My Case Settle? It is unknown when your case may settle, and you should be cautious of any promise to settle your case within a specific timeframe. Some cases resolve relatively quickly and within a year of the date of the accident, while other complex cases may require years of litigation before reaching a reasonable settlement. Other cases may not settle and may need to proceed to tr

By Eddie Wiley Personal Injury Lawyer Hillier & Hillier Personal Injury Lawyers The insurance company will usually make an offer to settle your case. However, it is not required to do so and, in some cases, may not make an offer to settle at all. Whether an insurance company will offer to settle your case depends on the specific facts, including the severity and prognosis of your injuries, liability for the accident, the strength of the evidence, and the amount of damages bei

By Eddie Wiley Personal Injury Lawyer Hillier & Hillier Personal Injury Lawyers It is often impossible to precisely assign a value to your case. The value of your case depends on the severity of your injuries, and the impact of these on your ability to maintain your pre-accident lifestyle. The value of your case also depends on multiple factual circumstances that are constantly evolving such as medical treatments and prognoses. As those circumstances change, so too may the va

Immediately after a car accident you should do the following: · Ensure everyone is safe and call 911 if necessary · Exchange driver and insurance information · Take photographs of the vehicles involved · Obtain witness information · Seek medical attention · Notify your insurance company · If hurt, contact a personal injury lawyer You should obtain the other driver’s insurance details, driver’s licence information, and licence plate details.

You may still pursue a claim for damages against the driver up to the driver’s policy limits and pursue a claim for additional coverage against your own auto insurer so long as you have a valid OPCF44R Family Protection Endorsement. However, in the absence of a valid OPCF44R Family Protection Endorsement, you may be under compensated if the value of your claim exceeds the at-fault defendant’s limits. It is also unlikely you will be able to pursue the defendant’s assets to cov

Yes. If you have been injured by an uninsured driver in Ontario, you may still be able to recover compensation. Being injured by an uninsured driver in a motor vehicle accident is extremely stressful. Many people assume, wrongly, that there is no way to recover compensation if the at-fault driver has no insurance. Fortunately, Ontario law may allow you to recover compensation through your own insurer. What is an uninsured driver? An uninsured driver is a driver that does not

Changes to Auto Insurance, Effective July 1, 2026 As of July 1, 2026, individuals renewing their auto insurance will be faced with a decision to pay more for the same coverage or reduce key components of their existing coverage. Changes to the Accident Benefits Schedule will come into effect on July 1, 2026. These changes are being implemented to the benefit of insurance companies at the expense of consumers. Currently, individuals involved in a car accident are entitled to t

During the initial consultation, an individual will first meet with a lawyer to discuss his/her case. It is an important step in the...

Injured individuals involved in personal injury litigation will have their lives placed under a microscope by opposing counsel and...

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The Court of Appeal clarified the evidentiary use of accident benefits settlements at trial in Girao v Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260. It is...

Individuals who injure themselves because of an unsafe condition or activity carried out at the property of another person or business may advance a claim under the Occupiers’ Liability Act against the defendant occupier. Where individuals are injured on a public municipal roadway or sidewalk, they usually must proceed with a claim under the Municipal Act, which is a separate and distinct legislative regime from the Occupiers’ Liability Act. This article focuses on claims und

Defence lawyers will typically obtain surveillance of a Plaintiff throughout the course of a lawsuit. Surveillance evidence typically...

In Decision No. 919/23, 2023 ONWSIAT 1672 , Eddie Wiley of Hillier & Hillier successfully resisted the insurer’s section 31 Application...

Examinations for Discovery allow the parties’ respective lawyers to question the opposing party and discover the opposing side’s case....

The last thing an injured individual will want to hear is that they are partially responsible for their own injures and as such their...

After being injured in a car accident, individuals must commence an application to their auto insurer for Accident Benefits, which...

The law is clear that both psychological injures and/or physical injuries can cross the threshold of a serious and permanent impairment...

The loss of a family member is the most tragic event that an individual will face throughout their lifetime. Individuals may have a...