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Making an Insurance Claim for Post-Concussion Syndrome

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersArticlesDecember 15, 2020

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Post-Concussion Syndrome If you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident or a slip-and-fall, you may have sustained a concussion. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is caused by a blow or jolt to the head (or an impact to the body) that causes the head to ...

Hot Coffee Insurance Claims and Ontario’s SABS

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersArticlesNovember 25, 2020

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Hot Coffee Insurance Claims In the 1990s there was an infamous lawsuit involving an elderly woman who sued McDonald’s for millions of dollars because her coffee from an Albuquerque drive-through window was too hot. Comedians had a field day with the story, and there was even ...

Find Out How to Start the Long Term Disability Claim Process in Toronto

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersArticlesSeptember 25, 2020

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Long-Term Disability Claims in Toronto and How to Get Help 👇 If you’ve been injured and are unable to work because of your injuries, you may be eligible for long-term disability (LTD) benefits. These benefits, whether available through your employer or purchased ...

Concussion Injuries in Toronto and What to Do 👇

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersArticlesSeptember 20, 2020

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Do You Have a Concussion? Two injuries commonly caused by motor vehicle accidents are whiplash and concussion. Both of these injuries occur as a result of the head being sent forward and backward at high velocity, as happens when a car crashes into a fixed object, or when two ...

Amusement Park Injuries

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersArticlesJuly 10, 2020

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Amusement Park Injuries An amusement park or midway can be the perfect place for a summer outing with family or friends. Splashing down a waterslide, screaming as the roller coaster takes a wicked bend, or plummeting from a drop tower is exhilarating fun! But how safe are Canadian ...

Hiring a Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer: Young Drivers, Accidents, and Car Accident Settlements

By Lily DanielsArticlesJune 19, 2020

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As soon as you turn sixteen-years-old, it’s off to the races to get your driver’s license. You’ve had little to no driving experience, except in the dungy parking lot at your grandparent’s house, but you feel like a pro. After a few driving lessons with a strict ...

Personal Injury Lawyers in Toronto, Ontario.

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersDecember 16, 2019

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Personal Injury Lawyers You are probably familiar with the names of a few personal injury law firms. In fact, if you watch television, you may even have a catchy jingle or two from personal injury law commercials running through your head! Unfortunately, many people may have ...

The Dangers of Distracted Driving

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersSeptember 11, 2018

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The Dangers of Distracted Driving Today’s drivers have many distractions to deal with: other passengers, GPS navigation devices, music devices, food and drink, smoking, outside objects or events, and much more. Believe it or not, daydreaming is one of the top distractions ...

Public Transit Accidents in the GTA

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersSeptember 6, 2018

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Public Transit Accidents in the GTA Have you been injured on our public transit? Many Torontonians don’t realize that there is a way to file a claim against an entity such as the Toronto Transit Commission, but in fact, hundreds of claims are made each year. In 2017 alone, ...

Avoiding Wildlife Collisions

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersAugust 30, 2018

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Avoid Wildlife Collisions In Canada, winter driving can be treacherous. Ice, snow, and reduced visibility can turn a routine trip into a tragedy. But don’t forget that even after all the snow has melted, Canadian highways can be dangerous. In the spring, summer, and fall, ...

Water Safety

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersAugust 22, 2018

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Water Safety We dream about summertime during long, cold Canadian winters, and many of us arrange our summers so that we can have fun in the sun by a lake, a pool, or a river. However, sometimes tragedy strikes in summer; according to the Lifesaving Society of Canada, 65% ...

Drive Safe in Wet Spring Weather: Tips for Driving in the Rain

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersJune 25, 2018

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Tips for Driving in the Rain Rain, rain go away; come again another day. The playground chant may come to mind on spring mornings as you look out the window at a few droplets, a steady drizzle, or a torrential downpour. But although we usually remember to take an umbrella or a raincoat, ...

In the Zone: Preventing Road Construction Accidents

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersJune 21, 2018

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Road Construction Accidents As the joke goes, Canada has two seasons: winter, and road construction. But road construction accidents are no laughing matter. Now that spring has finally arrived in Canada, it’s good to remember that there will be an increase in the number ...

Answering Your Questions About Medical Marijuana in Ontario

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersJune 19, 2018

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Medical Marijuana in Ontario As medical marijuana gains popularity as a treatment for injuries, diseases, and chronic conditions, Ontarians have questions about how it is prescribed, obtained, and whether or not it will be covered under their insurance plans. Although rules ...

Is It Time Yet? When to Change Your Tires

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersJune 14, 2018

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Is Now the Time to Change My Tires? In recent years it’s been more and more difficult for Ontarians to know when, exactly, they should remove their winter tires (or “snow tires” if you prefer the old-school term.) Early spring in the province has always been ...

Can You Make a Claim If You’re Injured on Private Property?

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersJune 12, 2018

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What Should I Do If I Am Injured on Private Property? Every year people sustain injuries while they walking along the sidewalk, while they are in stores, restaurants, or other places of business, or while they are in other peoples’ homes or yards. If this has happened to you, ...

Accessing Home Healthcare in Ontario

By Sokoloff - Personal Injury LawyersJune 7, 2018

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Home Healthcare For the past two decades, Ontario has been moving basic healthcare needs away from hospitals and has been placing an emphasis on providing homecare. The basic idea is sound: that people will be able to access care while remaining in their own homes, where they will ...

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