Ontario Law Firm Blog

Types of Airbag Injuries During an Auto Accident

While airbags are created to protect you from serious injury in a car accident, and they often do, there are hidden injuries that may occur when airbags deploy. A variety of airbag accident injuries take place and some incidents even result in fatalities, especially when it comes to children, the elderly and some adults. Here... Read More

Labour Day Weekend Traffic Charges Rise from Last Year

Labour Day weekend in Ontario had officers out and about searching for distracted drivers. With the intent to increase awareness about distracted driving dangers, officers tried to end the summer on a safe note. However, incoming statistics reveal a four percent rise in traffic charges over the holiday weekend. The year’s tally for distracted driving... Read More

Windsor Police Seeking Hit-and-Run Driver Who Hit Pedestrians

Windsor police are seeking the driver of a sedan that hit a group of pedestrians before speeding off from the scene. On June 25, at the intersection of Wyandotte and Goyeau streets around 2:30 a.m., a four-door Mazda sedan was involved in an accident with two pedestrians. The vehicle was headed east on Wyandotte Street,... Read More

Speed Limit Lowered in LaSalle School Zones

In order to keep students safer this school year, LaSalle has lowered the speed limits in school zones to 30 km/hour. According to LaSalle Mayor Ken Antaya, reducing the speed in the area would enhance the safety of students attending school. While complaints about speeding cars originated from parents whose children attended Holy Cross Catholic... Read More

New Road Rules in Ontario Go Into Effect

Beginning Sept. 1, 2015, new road rules went into effect across Ontario. Do you know what these new rules are and how they could affect you? Move Over Law Ontario drivers must now slow down or move over a lane for emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road. The new rule now includes... Read More

How Does Whiplash Occur?

Whiplash is one of the most common injuries drivers and passengers involved in a car accident may suffer. Although the injury is most common in rear-end accidents, the sudden impact of a vehicle colliding into another can cause the jerking movement that often leads to whiplash injuries. In simpler terms, whiplash is an over-extension of... Read More

Greg Monforton Selected for Inclusion in 2016 List of Canadas Best Lawyers

We are very excited to announce that firm partner, Greg Monforton, has been selected for inclusion in the 2016 list of The Best Lawyers in Canada©. Rankings from The Best Lawyers in Canada© are based on an evaluation plan created by The Best Lawyers. Client and lawyer evaluations, and peer reviews from leading lawyers in... Read More

Poor Tire Maintenance Can Increase the Risk of a Crash

Most drivers understand that there are many dangers on the road, but when the problem is with the vehicle youre in, it can be a frightening situation. Tire blowouts are an unfortunate but common occurrence on all types of roads and can often lead to loss of vehicle control. A tire blowout occurs when there... Read More

Volkswagen Probe Initiated after Takata Airbag Incident

A collision in June between a deer and Volkswagen SUV where a side airbag inflated too forcefully has once again raised concerns about the safety of Takata airbags. Volkswagen is recalling 460,000 cars in North America because of possible issues with the driver-side front airbags in its Passat, Tiguan, Golf, Jetta, GTI, CC and EOS... Read More

Motorcycle Accidents on the Rise Again

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging motorcyclists to drive defensively as the number of motorcycle fatalities seem to be on the rise again. In August 2014, motorcycle accident fatalities were set to hit a six-year high. Has someone you love been wrongfully killed in a motorcycle accident? Our law firm has handled various motor... Read More