Injury Case Preparation Archives - Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers

What information do I need before meeting with a personal injury lawyer?

Posted under Injury Case Preparation, Personal Injury

Published on August 6, 2019

We understand even the thought of having to meet with a lawyer, in general, can cause feelings of anxiety. To help alleviate your worries, we have put together some useful information to help sufficiently prepare you for meeting specifically with an injury lawyer. The injury lawyer will ask you questions about: your doctor’s medical reports and their diagnosis of your

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How much is my injury worth and what will it cost me to start a lawsuit?

Posted under Injury Case Preparation, Personal Injury

Published on January 30, 2019

To better understand you, as a resident of Simcoe County and your questions surrounding the law and your personal rights, our legal team conducted an analysis of all the calls our personal injury intake department received over the past year. In our findings, we noted that one of the most common questions asked of our staff was “is my injury

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When Should I Contact an Injury Lawyer?

Posted under General Info, Injury Case Preparation, Personal Injury

Published on November 1, 2018

We know it can seem to be a very daunting task, taking that first step in seeking legal representation for your injury. The intake department of our personal injury law firm has had numerous people call in and say that they just don’t know if they should be contacting a lawyer. They don’t think it is worth it to contact

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Request for Appeal Granted! Turcotte v. Lewis case to be sent for Trial By Ontario Court of Appeal decision

Posted under Injury Case Preparation

Published on May 31, 2018

Rastin & Associates is very proud our Associate Lawyer Anita W. H. Wong. After a long and hard-fought summary judgment battle on behalf of Ryan Turcotte and his family, the family’s request for appeal has been granted by the highest court in the province, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the family will have a chance to have their matter

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Hamilton lawyer Dermot P. Nolan – Why can’t juries handle the truth?

Posted under Disablity Claims, Injury Case Preparation, Personal Injury

Published on April 5, 2018

In a Letter to the Editor in The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton lawyer and a former president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Dermot P. Nolan says that though our courts expect witnesses to tell the truth, the reality is troublingly different. Mr. Nolan believes that systematic constructs often keep the jury in the dark about what is really going on,

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Think your claim doesn’t stand a chance against a big Insurance Company? This win for the underdogs could change your mind

Posted under Accident Benefits, Car Accidents, Disablity Claims, Injury Case Preparation, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury

Published on February 9, 2018

We all love a good David vs. Goliath story. You know, the one from Samuel in the Bible, where a little shepherd boy David has nothing but a sling shot and rock in his battle against the nine-foot soldier Goliath, but still manages to hit him in the head and win the battle? Score one for the underdog, the little guy…

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Judge agrees that Plaintiff may add a Condition that Defendant’s Medical Reports must be written solely by the Medical Examiner as Ghostwriting undermines the Credibility of Expert Reports

Posted under Car Accidents, Injury Case Preparation, Personal Injury

Published on August 27, 2017

On October 15, 2014, the plaintiff, Slava Kushnir, was accidentally struck by the defendant’s vehicle as she was walking across the parking lot of a shopping plaza. Ms. Kushnir was thrown onto the hood of the defendant’s car and then onto the pavement. She sustained serious injuries to her back, neck and pelvis, as well as a brain injury, and

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Supreme Court Decision in R. v. Jordan contributes to Delays in Civil Trials

Posted under Injury Case Preparation

Published on March 26, 2017

In July 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada reached a landmark ruling in R. v. Jordan, a criminal case involving a man charged with several drug trafficking and possession offences. The case was on appeal from the B.C. Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court set aside the man’s previous convictions on a finding that there was an unreasonable delay going

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The Law Society adopts new Rules to protect the Public from Misleading Advertising and Fee Practices

Posted under Injury Case Preparation

Published on March 24, 2017

In response to increasing concerns and complaints about misleading advertising of lawyer services, in February 2016, the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) established the Advertising and Fee Issues Working Group to collect information, investigate complaints and consider potential regulatory responses to inappropriate practices. A key objective of this initiative is to make amendments to the rules of professional conduct that

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Ontario Court denies Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend her Claim past Limitation Period

Posted under Car Accidents, Injury Case Preparation

Published on January 12, 2017

In December 2009, a woman sustained significant injuries to her shoulder and neck, when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in front of a Kitchener hospital. Her lawyer hired an accident reconstruction expert who determined that the driver’s speed was a causal factor in the accident, and one year after the accident, the woman commenced a

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