Toronto Personal Injury Law Blog

CPP has suffered a loss in value due to the ongoing stock market problems, unsurprising given the gloom and doom of the Euro zone financial problems, along with the significant US debt issues.

Are insurers also going to suffer losses in their stock holdings in 2011?

If they do, expect car and home insurance rates to rise.

Here is FSCO’s latest approval of car insurance rate increases for the 3rd quarter of 2011.… Continue Reading

The Issue

To force lawsuits to move forward faster, Ontario implemented a “7 hour” time limit on Discoveries as part of the January, 2010 package of reforms to the Rules of Civil Procedure.

If you wish to extend the time to more than 7 hours, you need opposing counsel’s consent or a Court order.

• How is this “7 hour” limit going to be interpreted by the Court?
• When will the Court grant an extension of time to allow more than 7 hours?… Continue Reading

As discussed in our April 14, 2009 blog, the case of Stefanie Rengel was heartbreaking and it was a senseless, sad loss.

Stefanie’s family is wonderfully strong.  In particular, Stefanie’s Mom, Patricia Hung, not only serves our community as a police officer, but also finds the time to raise a large family and perform various additional community service.

Mrs. Hung’s company website is here and one of her blogs is here.

Mrs. Hung also writes a blog, Joy in the Aftermath, which is about “finding hope through the darkness”.… Continue Reading

Our thanks to the Chinese News Group and Eric Emin Wood for allowing us to participate in their recent article (found online here) Oil dump damages to home soar to $44,000.

A PDF version of the article is found here.

Gregory Chang
Toronto Insurance Lawyer… Continue Reading

Our thanks to Mr. Eric Lai of the Toronto Star’s Wheels section for allowing us to participate in his August 5, 2011 article, Different colour of bumper worries reader.

Gregory Chang
Toronto Insurance Lawyer… Continue Reading

Our thanks to Mr. Eric Lai of the Toronto Star’s Wheels section for allowing us to participate in his June 29, 2011 article, Who’s at fault, when a car gets damaged in transit?

Gregory Chang
Toronto Insurance Lawyer… Continue Reading