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- Who Is Responsible for an Injury Near Yonge North Subway Construction?
A crash that occurs near Yonge North Subway Extension construction could be caused entirely by a negligent driver. Metrolinx, York Region or a construction contractor might also be responsible if temporary lanes, barriers, pedestrian routes, equipment or construction work contributed to the injury. … Read more »
- Ontario’s 60-Day Slip and Fall Notice Rule: Snow, Ice and Municipal Deadlines
If you are injured because of snow or ice on private, residential or commercial property in Ontario, you generally have 60 days after the injury to give written notice of the claim to at least one occupier of the property or the winter-maintenance contractor. The notice must include the date, time a … Read more »
- Do You Have to Report a Car Accident in Ontario? $5,000 Reporting Rule and Deadlines
In Ontario, a motor vehicle collision must generally be reported immediately to police if anyone is injured or if the apparent total property damage exceeds $5,000. The Highway Traffic Act also contains specific reporting requirements for certain dooring collisions and for damage to property on or b … Read more »
- Lane-Change Car Accidents in Ontario: Who Is at Fault?
The driver changing lanes will usually be responsible when they move into a lane already occupied by another vehicle. When Rule 10(4) of Ontario’s Fault Determination Rules applies, and no other provision of the Regulation changes the result, the changing driver is assigned 100% fault in the convent … Read more »
- Left-Turn Car Accidents in Ontario: Who Is Usually at Fault?
The left-turning driver is usually the person at fault if they turn across the path of an oncoming vehicle in Ontario. Under Rule 12(5) of Ontario’s Fault Determination Rules, the left-turning vehicle is assigned 100% fault in the conventional scenario where it turns into the path of an oncoming veh … Read more »