Ontario Law Firm Blog

Greg Monforton and Partners Is Pleased to Provide Free Legal Help to Canada’s Veterans

Windsor personal injury lawyer Greg Monforton today announced that his law firm is offering a new, free legal service Trial Lawyers for Veterans for vets seeking disability benefits from the Canadian government. Monforton says that “our veterans do so much for us and I believe our government does not always respond well when our soldiers... Read More

Ontario Mother Wants Answers in Child’s Death

The family of an eight-year-old girl who died at a Windsor, Ont., hospital last month has hired a lawyer to help her find out why the little girl died. Destiny Sammut died Feb. 7 in the emergency room at Windsor Regional Hospital. More than a month after the girl’s death, Jenny Sammut has no idea... Read More

Windsor Child’s Death Another Blow to City

The grieving family of a Grade 3 student wants to know why their 8-year-old daughter died soon after arriving at a Windsor emergency room with flu-like symptoms. Destiny Sammut’s death is the latest in a series of medical tragedies to befall the city. Last month, the province launched an investigation after it was revealed two... Read More

$1M Lawsuit Blames Leamington for Tobogganing Injury

A Leamington woman who says she suffered a debilitating back injury while tobogganing at Seacliff Park is suing the municipality for $1 million. Beth DeCou was tobogganing at Seacliff Park with her son and a friend on Feb. 2, 2009 when she struck an unidentified object under the snow, sending her and her sled flying... Read More

Settlement Reached in Case of Slain Windsor Nurse

A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit between a Windsor hospital and the family of a nurse murdered on the job by a troubled former lover. Lori Dupont was stabbed to death while tending to patients at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital in 2005, and her death has since spurred lawmakers to address issues involving workplace... Read More

Hospital Settles With Slain Nurse’s Family

The family of a nurse slain by her former boyfriend at the hospital in Windsor, Ont., where they both worked has reached a financial settlement with that hospital through the help of our experienced Windsor personal injury lawyers, more than four years after her death. Neither Lori Dupont’s family nor Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital would disclose... Read More

Paralyzed Hit-and-Run Victim Sues for $12.8 Million

A pedestrian left paralyzed by a hit-and-run driver has filed a $12.8-million lawsuit that names the City of Windsor and a prominent local developer among the defendants. Mohammed Abed, 19, was walking in east Windsor after spending the night at a friends house watching a movie, drinking pop and socializing. It was about 1:45 a.m.... Read More