Ontario Law Firm Blog

GM&P Supports Downtown Mission with Denim Fridays

The legal professionals at Windsor law firm Greg Monforton & Partners take every opportunity they can to assist local charitable organizations. The firm is using a new dress code to help raise funds for the Downtown Mission of Windsor in a slightly unorthodox way, and they’re having great success. The firm uses an incentive they... Read More

Do You Drive on One of the Worst Roads in Saskatchewan?

For the fourth consecutive year, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) Saskatchewan is asking motorists to nominate their least favorite roads in the province; those that are the most dangerous and most in need of repair. As snow that once covered Saskatchewan’s streets begins to melt, drivers can see which roads fared the worst this winter.... Read More

Uber Insurance Secrets & Confidentiality Woes

Lawyers for ridesharing app Uber to ask judge for sealing order to keep information on $5 million insurance policy confidential for competitive reasons. Uber claims its unique insurance policy, which it spent seven months developing, must be kept secret to keep competitors from simply copying the terms. According to Uber representatives, the strictly confidential details of... Read More

Hwy. 401 Lanes Reopen After 50-Vehicle Crash

The westbound lanes of Highway 401 were fully reopened Wednesday evening, following a 50-car pileup. Authorities found dozens of trucks, tankers and tractor trailers scattered across a stretch of the 401 between County Rd. 30 in Belleville and County Rd. 40 in Trenton, just after midnight. Authorities say the massive pile-up was triggered by icy roads.... Read More

Van Angels Fights for Improved Student Transportation Legislation

Isabelle Hains of Bathurst, N.B., and Stella Gurr of Nanaimo, B.C. call themselves Van Angels. After both of their sons died in separate accidents while riding in 15-passenger vans for school-related functions, Hains and Gurr are crusading for legislation that might prevent future tragedies under similar circumstances. The pair proposed an amendment to Canada’s Motor... Read More

Trinity Guardrails Pass Second Round of Crash Safety Tests

The public and national safety officials have anxiously awaited results of testing that may determine whether guardrails manufactured by Trinity Industries, Inc. should be removed from highways across Canada and the United States, and the results of those tests are now ready for review. Surprisingly to many, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) found that... Read More

80-Year-Old Injured In Bus-Bike Crash Hopes To Ride Again

A determined 80-year-old with multiple fractures from bike-bus collision hopes to ride again, soon. Lucette May suffered multiple fractures, following a collision that left her jammed between the snowbank and a Transit Windsor bus last week. Her injuries include a broken rib, a broken bone in her foot and two fractures to her pelvis. Long Road to Recovery While May remains on... Read More

OPP Reminding Motorists to Drive for Conditions as Winter Storms Persist

After a Lambton County law enforcement officers cruiser was struck in Sarnia Tuesday morning, officers are reminding motorists that driving too fast for conditions is dangerous particularly during the winter months. Ontario Provincial Police say that the accident happened while emergency crews were responding to another accident, late Tuesday morning on March 3. The first... Read More

Lawsuits Filed Over Trinity Industries Spear-Like Guardrails

Across Canada, transportation safety officials are eager to receive test results which would determine what should be done with thousands of allegedly defective guardrails manufactured by Trinity Industries, Inc. and used throughout the country. At issue is the safety of the guardrails themselves. Rather than protecting motorists in a crash, Trinity’s ET-Plus System roadside barricades... Read More

Greg Monforton Discusses The Future Of Law

In a recent interview conducted by the University of Windsor, our very own Greg Monforton was asked to expand on a variety of topics including his thoughts on what he considers to be the foundations of a good lawyer and his view of where law as an industry is headed in the near future. Click... Read More