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Springtime Means Fresh Safety Concerns for Vulnerable Road Users, Car Accident Lawyers

Winter is the most dangerous time of the year on Ontario’s roads, but spring brings with it certain unique safety risks. This is especially true for vulnerable road users, defined as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and anyone else who uses our streets without the protection provided by a standard motor vehicle. Every spring, car accident lawyers …

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Injury and Liability Risks with Virtual Healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic forced professionals in many industries to adopt new ways of doing business. At Will Davidson LLP, our team of personal injury, insurance defence, and medical malpractice lawyers moved out of the office and into online spaces. The wider Ontario justice system adopted new virtual alternatives to in-person proceedings, some of them long …

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Success Rate in Medical Malpractice Claims at All-Time Low

A sad reality of Canadian civil law is that the rate of plaintiff success in medical malpractice claims is incredibly low. It wasn’t always this way: according to a CBC News analysis of the Canadian Medical Protective Association’s (CMPA) annual reports dating back to 1901, roughly one in three lawsuits were decided in the plaintiff’s …

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Enjoy Ontario’s Winter without Falling Victim to Injury

As millions in the southern half of the province experienced earlier this month, winters in Ontario can pack a punch. Whenever we’re hit with a blast of wintry weather, personal injury lawyers brace for an influx of inquiries related to motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, snowmobiling injuries, and more. In this blog, we’ll look at ways …

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Avoid Slip-and-Falls this Winter by Taking Precautions and Wearing the Right Boots

In Canada, the arrival of cold weather has a lot of benefits! It means that the holiday season and winter break are around the corner; that ski hills, ice rinks, and snowmobile trails will soon be open; and that community winter sports are about to begin, if they haven’t already. But the cold weather also …

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Ontario Announces New Digital Justice Solution

Earlier this month, the Government of Ontario announced that it will deliver a ‘new digital justice solution that will transform how people handle their legal matters at the Superior and Ontario Courts of Justice.’ The goal of the solution is to enable court users to work through the legal process online, removing the need to …

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In the Wake of COVID-19, Bicycle Accidents Persist

At Will Davidson LLP, our team of car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, and bicycle accident lawyers keeps a close eye on road safety challenges and proposed solutions across the GTA. Our job is to help injured road users access accident benefits and/or compensation, but we also support preventative road safety measures that reduce the …

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Toronto is Making Roads Safer Through Infrastructure Changes

In 2016, the City of Toronto launched its Vision Zero Road Safety Plan with the ambitious goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries. The plan was welcomed by car accident lawyers and road safety activists who had seen different versions of the Vision Zero strategy successfully implemented in cities around the world. Part of …

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What is Being Done to Address Distracted Driving in Ontario?

Personal injury lawyers, especially those that represent car accident victims, are always attuned to risk factors that cause serious injuries and fatalities on Canadian roads. In the past 10-15 years, distracted driving has become a growing point of focus. Even though distraction has always been a road safety concern – before cellphones, drivers could be …

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Ontario Launches MOMS Act. Will Road Safety Improve?

On July 1, the Province of Ontario rolled out the first stage of a sweeping, multifaceted road safety plan called the Moving Ontarians More Safely (MOMS) Act. The legislation, originally introduced at Queen’s Park on April 26 and passed in late May, targets several high-profile areas of road safety concern. It has received approval from …

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