Personal Injury Lawyers in Ontario

Personal injury covers a wide range of claims, but they share a shape. Something happened that was not your fault, you are now dealing with an insurer, and the insurer deals with thousands of these a year while this is the only one you will ever have.

Pick the area closest to what happened. Each page sets out the deadlines that apply, how the claim actually works, and what it costs, which is nothing unless we win.

If you want to understand the money first, the compensation estimator shows what Ontario's statutory deductible does to a pain and suffering award before any of it reaches you.

Practice areas

Car Accidents

After a car accident in Ontario you usually have two separate claims running at the same time: accident benefits from your own insurer regardless of who caused the crash, and a claim against the driver at fault. Read more Car Accidents Read more

Accident Benefits

Accident benefits are paid by your own auto insurer regardless of who caused the collision. Read more Accident Benefits Read more

Slip and Fall

Slip and fall claims in Ontario carry notice deadlines far shorter than the usual two year limitation period. Read more Slip and Fall Read more

Long-Term Disability

Most long-term disability denials in Ontario are not about whether you are ill. Read more Long-Term Disability Read more

Catastrophic Injury

In Ontario, a catastrophic impairment designation raises the combined medical, rehabilitation and attendant care limit from $65,000 to $1,000,000 and removes the time limit. Read more Catastrophic Injury Read more

Traumatic Brain Injury

A traumatic brain injury can be severe and permanent while every scan comes back normal. Read more Traumatic Brain Injury Read more

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury claims are decided by the cost of care over a lifetime rather than by the injury itself. Read more Spinal Cord Injury Read more

Wrongful Death

Ontario's Family Law Act allows a spouse, children, parents, grandparents and siblings to claim for the loss of care, guidance and companionship, along with financial dependency and funeral costs. Read more Wrongful Death Read more

Cyclist and Pedestrian

Pedestrians and cyclists hit by a vehicle in Ontario can claim accident benefits even though they were not driving. Read more Cyclist and Pedestrian Read more

Insurance Disputes

Ontario insurers owe policyholders a duty of good faith in how they handle a claim. Read more Insurance Disputes Read more

Medical Malpractice

A poor medical outcome is not automatically negligence. Read more Medical Malpractice Read more

Product Liability

If a defective or unreasonably dangerous product injured you, the manufacturer, distributor or retailer may be liable. Read more Product Liability Read more

Dog Bite Injuries

Ontario's Dog Owners' Liability Act makes an owner liable for a bite or attack whether or not the dog had ever shown aggression before. Read more Dog Bite Injuries Read more

Municipal Liability

Claims against a municipality in Ontario run on a far shorter clock than ordinary claims. Read more Municipal Liability Read more