The family of a 48-year-old Toronto woman, struck and killed by a TTC bus last January, has launched a $3.2 million damage suit against the driver – who faces charges arising from the tragedy – and the Toronto Transit Commission. “The sad reality, is that what happened to Wendy Martella, could happen to anyone,” said Dale […]
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Brain injuries are occurring at an alarming rate among Ontario teenagers, a new study has found, making education and awareness on the effects of a blow to the head crucial for parents, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando. “I think there’s a common misconception where people talk about a concussion without understanding that a concussion
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A recent case points out very clearly that there is not an absolute bar when it comes to whether a negligent driver can still pursue a negligence claim against a road authority, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando says in Law Times. Deering v. Scugog (Township), says the article, involves a 2004 motor vehicle accident that left two teenage sisters
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While many Ontarians look forward to Victoria Day weekend as an official summer kick-off, it is also the beginning of trauma season; the time when getting to and from the cottage can be a killer, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando writes on Huffington Post. “The Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s latest statistics show that in 2010, seven people
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Only in the rarest of cases will a defendant in a personal injury action be permitted to deduct the value of a future stream of accident benefits from a tort award for future pecuniary loss, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando writes in Lawyers Weekly. Referring to the decision of Madam Justice Darla Wilson, in Hoang v. Vincentini [2013] O.J.
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