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Are You a Victim of a Hit and Run?

  • August 5, 2020/
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  • Under : bicycle accident, Blog, Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian, Personal Injury Lawyer

Cyclist, Pedestrian and Car Accidents

Getting in a car accident is any driver, cyclist or pedestrian’s nightmare. Unfortunately, hit and run accidents occur far too frequently.

A hit and run is when a driver hits a pedestrian, cyclist, property, another car, or causes any collision, and then flees the scene or doesn’t provide truthful information. In these cases, it is important to know what to do.

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Accident Benefits and Tort—How Do They Connect?

  • June 19, 2020/
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  • Under : Blog, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury Lawyer

In Ontario, victims of motor vehicle accidents must navigate their available options for compensation. There are two ways victims can obtain compensation:

  • accident benefits claim and
  • tort claim.

It is important to understand how they interplay with each other. Seeking legal representation is a very effective way to navigate the legal system when dealing with these claims.

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Road Safety Tips In School Zones

  • February 25, 2018/
  • Posted By : Tony Lafazanis/
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  • Under : Motor Vehicle Accidents

During the school year, it’s important to be extra cautious when driving in school zones. The following are some road safety tips, if followed, to minimize the chance of getting into a car accident or even worse, hitting a child, which could result in civil, if not criminal litigation.

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Extent of Municipality’s Liability in a Motor Vehicle Accident

  • February 25, 2018/
  • Posted By : Tony Lafazanis/
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  • Under : Motor Vehicle Accidents

Municipality liability has been discussed before on this blog. Specifically, previous articles spoke to the difficulty of proving a municipality to be negligent. A recent case illustrates this point in more detail.

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Family Physicians Can Now Assess Patients for Fibromyalgia

  • February 25, 2018/
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  • Under : Motor Vehicle Accidents

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain and a heightened painful response to pressure, among other symptoms. It is an unfortunate but common condition suffered by those in a motor vehicle accident or other personal injury.

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Toronto Cycling Accidents and Injuries Part 1

  • February 25, 2018/
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  • Under : bicycle accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents

Statistics on Cycling and Cycling-Related Injuries

Toronto has 3 times the injury rate of cyclists compared to the North American average

The exact reason why cycling is more dangerous in Toronto (per mile travelled) than elsewhere is not known for certain. An astonishing 20% of bicycle commuters in Toronto have told surveyors that they have suffered at least one traumatic accident during a one year study. Despite the risks …

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Bill 15 Hurts Motor Vehicle Accident Victims

  • February 25, 2018/
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  • Under : Motor Vehicle Accidents

The Ontario government’s Bill 15, Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates, 2014 became law on November 20, 2014.

As the title suggests the bill is an attempt to reduce automobile insurance rates by reducing the business costs of insurance companies. Whether lower costs for insurance companies will actually result in lower rates for drivers is to be seen. In the meantime there are troubling implications for motor vehicle accident victims.

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Medical Conditions and Motor Vehicle Accidents

  • February 25, 2018/
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  • Under : Motor Vehicle Accidents

The Province of Ontario recently agreed to 19 recommendations prepared by Ontario’s Ombudsman in its recent report on medical fitness and driving. The Ombudsman’s report itself follows from a string of recent deaths involving persons found to have been medically unfit to drive.

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How to Get the Most of a Claim when Your Vehicle is Written Off

  • February 25, 2018/
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  • Under : Motor Vehicle Accidents

After a motor vehicle accident, an insurer will make a decision whether to pay to repair a damaged vehicle or to write it off and pay a lump sum to its owner. The decision to write off a vehicle is typically made where the cost to repair the vehicle is more than its market value . The market value is calculated to be the amount the car would reasonably have sold for, if it had been sold the day before the accident.

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Changes to Statutory Accidents Benefits Regulation

  • February 25, 2018/
  • Posted By : Tony Lafazanis/
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  • Under : Blog, Motor Vehicle Accidents

A government amendment to the Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule (SABS) came into effect on February 1, 2014. The amendment, titled as OR 347/13, made three amendments to the previous version of the regulations. The overall effect of the changes was to make it more difficult for injured plaintiffs to receive compensation in certain circumstances.

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Tony Lafazanis received his Bachelor of Laws in 1981 upon graduation from Osgoode Hall Law School, and was called to the Ontario bar in 1983. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Toronto Lawyers Association and the Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association. Tony is also a Greek-speaking lawyer that can communicate the entire process in the Greek language.

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