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| By Laurie Tucker of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on May 13, 2019 |
| Ontario Budget proposes reforms to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board's compensation model. |
| Continue reading Major Changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board |
| Tags: Personal Injury |
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| By Laurie Tucker of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on May 13, 2019 |
| The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre's annual Spring into Motion event raises funds for patients of The Rehabilitation Centre. |
| Continue reading Spring into Motion Charity Auction & Dinner |
| Tags: Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Community Involvement, Personal Injury, SCI, Serious Injury |
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| By Eliane Lachaîne of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Apr 15, 2019 |
| Psychological Injuries Are Real |
| Continue reading Psychological Injuries Are Real |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Personal Injury |
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| By Janan Arafa of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Feb 19, 2019 |
| Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario: A Resident’s Rights |
| Continue reading Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario: A Resident’s Rights |
| Tags: Negligence, Personal Injury |
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| By Janan Arafa of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Jan 21, 2019 |
| Les jurys civils en Ontario : La recherche d’une juge de la Cour supérieure de la justice à Ottawa |
| Continue reading Les jurys civils en Ontario : La recherche d’une juge de la Cour supérieure de la justice à Ottawa |
| Tags: Personal Injury |
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| By Eliane Lachaîne of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Jan 16, 2019 |
| The City of Ottawa Struck Again by Tragedy |
| Continue reading The City of Ottawa Struck Again by Tragedy |
| Tags: Community Involvement, OC Transpo, Personal Injury |
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| By Janan Arafa of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Dec 14, 2018 |
| A municipal sidewalk at the entrance to a patio in front of a coffee shop… Can the coffee shop also be an occupier? |
| Continue reading A municipal sidewalk at the entrance to a patio in front of a coffee shop… Can the coffee shop also be an occupier? |
| Tags: Personal Injury |
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| By Laurie Tucker of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Dec 03, 2018 |
| Throwing a Party this Holiday Season? Know Your Obligations as a Social Host |
| Continue reading Throwing a Party this Holiday Season? Know Your Obligations as a Social Host |
| Tags: Impaired Driving, Personal Injury, Social Host Liability |
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| By Dani Grandmaitre of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Feb 12, 2018 |
| Avec la neige et le froid vient la glace et les périls de l’hiver. En tant que propriétaire de maison, vous devez vous assurer que votre entrée n’est pas dangereuse. |
| Continue reading La responsabilité des occupants |
| Tags: Personal Injury |
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| By Dani Grandmaitre of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Dec 15, 2017 |
| Did you know that according to the Ministry of Transportation car collisions are the number one cause of preventable injuries leading to death in children? Although a car seat cannot help you avoid a collision, it can significantly reduce the severity of your child’s injuries when used properly. |
| Continue reading Car Seat Safety |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Head Injury, Personal Injury, Safety, Serious Injury |
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| By Burn Tucker Lachaîne LLP Personal Injury Lawyers on Sep 10, 2017 |
| Did you know that the Ontario Government recently made changes to the rules of the road? We provide a summary of the changes most likely to effect every day driving. |
| Continue reading Are you up to date on Ontario's rules of the road? |
| Tags: Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Free Consultation, Impaired Driving, Negligence, Pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Eliane Lachaîne of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Aug 11, 2017 |
| What Should You Know About “Referral Fees” Between Lawyers? |
| Continue reading What Should You Know About “Referral Fees” Between Lawyers? |
| Tags: Personal Injury |
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| By Eliane Lachaîne of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Aug 02, 2017 |
| Court Action Against Your Landlord |
| Continue reading Court Action Against Your Landlord |
| Tags: Free Consultation, Negligence, Personal Injury |
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| By Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Apr 30, 2017 |
| Not every right can be waived. Two recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decisions make it clear that an occupier's right to waive liability does not trump a consumer's right to service of a reasonable quality under the Consumer Protection Act, 2002. |
| Continue reading Recreational waivers and your rights as a consumer |
| Tags: Amusement Park Accidents, Negligence, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Apr 18, 2017 |
| The number of collisions caused by distracted driving has risen steeply. Learn more about what distracted driving is, what the consequences of distracted driving are, and what you can do to remain focussed on the road - not your cell phone. |
| Continue reading Put temptation out of reach: how to avoid distracted driving |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Community Involvement, Negligence, Personal Injury |
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| By Dani Grandmaitre of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Mar 31, 2017 |
| In Ontario, drivers are required by law to have a valid policy of insurance on their vehicle when driving. This insurance policy provides various protections including for when you are responsible for a collision in which someone is injured. As such, if the person responsible for the accident is properly insured, the insurance company will respond to the lawsuit and essentially take the individual’s place. |
| Continue reading When I sue |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Free Consultation, Pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury, Serious Injury |
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| By Dani Grandmaitre of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Mar 24, 2017 |
| Même si le défendeur est unilingue anglophone, vous, en tant que personne francophone, avez le droit de demander à ce que l’instance soit bilingue. C’est pourquoi il est important de bien choisir son avocat et préférablement de choisir un avocat parlant votre langue. |
| Continue reading Pourquoi choisir un avocat francophone? |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Free Consultation, Personal Injury |
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| By Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Dec 30, 2016 |
| Winter driving comes with difficult conditions. One risk that might not be so obvious is the risk of snow and ice breaking loose from a vehicle and causing a car accident. |
| Continue reading A winter hazard: Snow and ice breaking loose from vehicles |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Free Consultation, Negligence, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Laurie Tucker of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Dec 05, 2016 |
| Hiring a personal injury lawyer |
| Continue reading Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Free Consultation, Personal Injury |
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| By Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Nov 24, 2016 |
| Winter means freezing rain, snow, and ice, and also typically results in an increase in slip, trip and fall accidents on residential and commercial properties. Here are precautionary steps that you can take to prepare for winter weather and reduce the risk of someone being injured on your property. |
| Continue reading Tips for Keeping Your Property Safe This Winter Season |
| Tags: Negligence, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Nov 18, 2016 |
| There were many pedestrian-motorist accidents in Ottawa in the fall of 2016, the most recent of which involved a baby stroller clipped by a driver turning at an intersection. |
| Continue reading Accident Involving Stroller Raises Concerns About Pedestrian Accidents |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Negligence, Pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Laurie Tucker of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Nov 12, 2016 |
| Scars and disfigurement arising from a motor vehicle accident, burn, or another serious incident, have a substantial long-term impact on the lives of accident victims, both in terms of physical suffering and psychological ramifications. Victims may be entitled to compensation if someone’s negligence caused their injury.
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| Continue reading Helping Victims with Scars and Disfigurement |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Free Consultation, Negligence, Personal Injury, Serious Injury |
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| By Laurie Tucker of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Nov 09, 2016 |
| Third cyclist injured using recently opened bike lane on O'Connor Street |
| Continue reading Third cyclist injured using recently opened bike lane on O'Connor Street |
| Tags: Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Free Consultation, Negligence, Personal Injury, Serious Injury |
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| By Eliane Lachaîne of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Nov 03, 2016 |
| In Ismail v Pafco Insurance Company, an Ontario Superior Court decided that a Quebec insurer, Desjardins, was liable to pay damages determined by an Ontario court and arising from a car accident in Ontario.
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| Continue reading Ontario Court Orders Quebec Insurer To Pay Damages In Disputed Claim |
| Tags: Personal Injury |
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| By Colleen Burn of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Sep 11, 2016 |
| There are differences in the way men and women recover from acquired brain injury (ABI), but research is somewhat lacking in the effects of ABI among women. Two upcoming events will provide valuable information for ABI survivors and their families: a Sept 29th symposium in Toronto on brain injury among women, and a Sept 22nd fundraising dinner in Ottawa hosted by the Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley.
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| Continue reading Brain Injury Among Women |
| Tags: Brain Injury, Community Involvement, Head Injury, Personal Injury, Serious Injury |
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| By Laurie Tucker of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Sep 07, 2016 |
| Motor vehicle accident victims who were seriously and permanently injured can seek damages for their pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment in life. |
| Continue reading When Can I Seek Compensation for Pain & Suffering |
| Tags: Negligence, Personal Injury, Serious Injury |
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| By Colleen Burn of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Aug 29, 2016 |
| Accident victims are entitled to file an injury claim against the negligent party who caused their injury and losses. However, what happens when the negligent person is a minor? Here we look at one’s legal options when they have been hurt and/or injured in an accident caused by a minor. |
| Continue reading Claiming Compensation For An Injury Caused By Minor |
| Tags: Accident Benefits, Car Accidents, Negligence, Pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Colleen Burn of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Aug 24, 2016 |
| Government and police directives throughout North America are aimed at the increasing problem of car accidents and injury caused by distracted driving. Here we look at how the issue of distracted driving has affected Ontarians and the ways in which motorists can reduce incidents.
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| Continue reading Government Crackdowns on Distracted Driving Accidents |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Negligence, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Eliane Lachaîne of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Jul 19, 2016 |
| Sometimes our actions inadvertently contribute to an accident in which we are injured. However, being guilty of a traffic violation or another act that may have contributed to an accident does not necessarily preclude an injured person from successfully claiming damages against a negligent party. |
| Continue reading Filing An Injury Claim When You Have Contributed To Accident |
| Tags: Car Accidents, Negligence, Personal Injury, Safety |
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| By Colleen Burn of Burn Tucker Lachaîne Personal Injury Lawyers on Jul 07, 2016 |
| Rowan’s Law brings much needed awareness to the seriousness of concussions in adolescent athletes. Learn how concussions may affect you and your family. |
| Continue reading Rowan's Law - Youth Concussions |
| Tags: Brain Injury, Head Injury, Personal Injury, Safety, Serious Injury |
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