Service Area: Personal Injury

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Personal Injury

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Posted April 9, 2021

Five Things You Should Do After Being Injured in a Fall

In Ontario, people who are injured in falls can recover damages when the conditions that resulted in a slip and fall were caused by the[...]

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Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted March 9, 2021

Dealing With Towing After an Accident

The Ottawa Police Service, in conjunction with the Fire Department, Paramedics, Bylaw Services, and Safer Roads Ottawa, have introduced a program to inform motorists of[...]

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Personal Injury

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Posted March 4, 2021

The Times, They Are a Changing: New Tort in Ontario – Internet Based Harassment

The common law in Ontario is notoriously hesitant of changing too quickly, and the area of tort law is no exception. Nevertheless, the rapid growth[...]

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Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted December 10, 2020

Winter Cycling in Ottawa

Cycling really took off in Ottawa this past summer, with large numbers of new cyclists on the bike paths and off-road trails because of closed[...]

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Estate Administration, Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted October 2, 2020

COVID-19 and Civil Jury Trials

Prior to the closing of Ontario’s Court Houses in March of this year, it could take up to two years for an injured person to[...]

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Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted August 4, 2020

COVID-19: Expanded Business Premises and Expanded Liability

Expanded Patios Many businesses in Ontario are struggling financially because of the effects of COVID-19 on the ability of people to shop, or go out[...]

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Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted May 13, 2020

Video Conferencing in Examinations For Discovery: Ontario Court Embraces Use of Video Based Litigation

With the need to respect “social distancing”, civil litigation in Ontario has slowed noticeably. While lawyers learn how to utilize video conferencing technologies so that[...]

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Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted April 20, 2020

What Outside Activities are You Allowed to Do While Physical Distancing?

The City of Ottawa’s Bylaw Enforcement Department recently released a clarification following a news report that a man in Orléans had been issued a $700[...]

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Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted April 3, 2020

Is there Personal Liability for Infecting Someone with Coronavirus?

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across Canada, new legal questions about this lethal illness are going to arise. For example, what happens if a person[...]