Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Usually, if the owner of an insured car grants someone else the chance to use that same vehicle, the insurance company will cover the costs that result from any accident. Still there are times when the insurer can deny such coverage. The following list focuses on the rules followed in Ontario, Canada, but it should serve as a reminder to all car owners. Read More

The process used to design and manufacture a motored vehicle does not get completed in a single day. Hence, a defect could get introduced at any point during that lengthy process. Then, once the defect has marred the vehicle’s quality, it may take a bit longer for the manufacturer to become aware of the defect’s existence. Read More

Canadians hear the results from all sorts of surveys. Those that own or drive a motored vehicle should be eager to hear details on one survey’s results. Those results revealed the names of the cities in which the local residents paid the highest rates, in order to obtain automobile insurance. Read More

The person sitting at the wheel of a motor vehicle gets watched by traffic cops. He or she is expected to obey the posted signs and any traffic lights. Of course, not all intersections have traffic lights. Some do not even have any stop signs. In such situations, drivers must get in the habit of yielding to the other driver. Read More

Any truck accident suggests that someone has been negligent, but who was it? Was it the driver or someone that failed to keep that large vehicle in good working order? Should the trucking company be held responsible for that unfortunate occurrence? Read More

What features would make a given road terrible? Someone that normally drives in a city would probably view a country road as an example of terrible conditions. On the other hand, someone that has driven over many country lanes would not complain about a bumpy street in a rural area. Read More

Although some TV advertisements might push you to consider times when a driver could seek compensation from a passenger, personal injury lawyers prefer to focus on the times when a passenger in a car accident could seek compensation for losses. At such times, the injured passenger needs to file a lawsuit against the at-fault driver. In most cases, the filing of such a lawsuit puts the passenger a step closer to the time when he or she should be awarded the desired compensation. Read More

If you were to observe a physician that is examining the victim of an auto accident, you might expect the same doctor to include mention of whiplash injuries in the completed report. Actually, doctors never use that particular phrase/ term. Instead, the same doctor’s report might include mention of a something that is referred to as a whiplash associated disorder (WAD). Read More

If you have suffered injuries in an automobile accident, you would probably like to get compensated for your losses. In order to obtain such compensation, you will have to submit a claim to your insurance company. The stronger you can make your claim, the greater the chance that your request will not be denied. Read More

The last thing you probably think about when you lend a friend or family member your car is an accident. But injury lawyers in Waterloo see it happen on a fairly frequent basis. Here are some things to keep in mind before you lend your car to a friend. Read More