How Parents Must Prepare For Their Children’s Futures

Parents also have to look ahead at their children’s futures and at what they will need when they become adults. We rely on very skilled people to help us with these assessments; they do neuropsychological evaluations and look at the children’s development, not just intellectually but socially as well. Certain injuries can result in serious [...]

How Medical Malpractice Applies To Brachial Plexus Injuries, Sometimes Known As Erbs And Global Palsy

The second type of major case that we see is brachial plexus injuries. A brachial plexus injury is where the nerves on one side of the neck or the other are torn out from the neck during the birth process. The results can be paralysis of the baby’s arm, neck, shoulder or back. Usually it’s [...]

How Parents Must Advocate For Their Child’s Welfare

Parents usually feel very close to the doctors whom they have relied on and trusted. They don’t wish to challenge this person whom they’ve had a relationship with and whom they may well like very much. But in the end, once the parents weigh the relationship with the doctor to the damage that’s been done [...]

How Medical Malpractice Applies To Childbirth And Issues Arising From Oxygen Deprivation.

Medical malpractice deals with a very short time during the actual birth of the child. If a problem with the baby pre-exists that time frame, that is, if the baby develops genetic problems or other issues while in the womb, it’s not something that gives rise to medical malpractice action against the doctor. What lawyers [...]

How Lawyers Work With Doctors To Help Claimants With Long Term Disability Claims.

Doctors can get very fed up because they make such small amounts for providing the reports and updates to insurance carriers. They are routinely asked to produce copies of their clinical notes and records and we see doctors becoming more and more irritated by the process. We help by stepping in and saying: Doctor, you [...]

Lawyers’ Fees And Financial Issues Relating To Long Term Disability Claims.

When a claimant has been denied benefits, we deal with the insurance company to get these benefits back for the claimant. We take most of these cases on a contingent fee basis and so we get a percentage of the benefits that should have been paid to the claimant. All these cases are decided on [...]

The Role Of The Employer In A Long Term Disability Case.

The employer administers the benefits and the employer is the one who generally fills out the claims form and submits it to the disability carrier. They also administer the benefits to the extent that they say to the employee: give me another medical report or go to see this doctor for an assessment. Employers are [...]

The Financial Services Commission Of Ontario (FSCO).

We have a system in Ontario, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, that adjudicates on many types of insurance claims and most importantly on accident and benefit claims. It is hoped that eventually this system will be extended so that any time an insurer wants to cut somebody off, they must make a proposal to [...]

How Legal Proceedings Benefit Someone With A Spinal Cord Injury As The Result Of Someone Else’s Negligence

If the injury is the result of a motor vehicle accident – which generally is the most prevalent cause of these catastrophic injures – the first issue is to ensure that the plaintiff applies for accident benefits, which are a standard part of the present motor vehicle insurance policy in Ontario. The plaintiff with a [...]

The Hospital Treatment Given To Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries.

Your time in the hospital is usually spent with various medical personnel, including neurologists, neurosurgeons and all the other people who try to assist you in attempting to limit the damage from the injury, whether it’s the spinal cord, or nerve damage. Even the cutting of a nerve is not just a simple matter of [...]

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