Car Accident Law In Ontario

By Author: Judy Morrow
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With the recent changes to motor vehicle accident insurance, many clients both new and old have contacted our offices at auto accident lawyers Toronto, to find out their legal rights regarding car accident law in Ontario. What are your legal rights if you have sustained an injury in a car accident? Does your CPP disability claim vary on the type of accident you have been involved in? Or do your rights stay the same no matter your injuries? Here is a guide to help you understand car accident law in Ontario.

If you or a loved one has sustained an injury as the result of someone else’s negligence in a car accident, you may be entitled to compensation. In Ontario, the compensation you are entitled to receive, is broken down into two categories, accident benefits claims and lawsuits. The two areas of accident compensation go hand in hand, as accident benefits claims, reduce the amount your slip and fall accident lawyer can sue for in a lawsuit. Here is a closer look at what each area of compensation entails you to be eligible for.

On the one hand, the Ontario Government, as the area of compensation, defines accident ...
... benefits claims, that victims car insurance will provide them. In other words, when you hear the phrase ‘no – fault benefits package’ the person saying the phrase, is describing the compensation your insurance has to provide. Under no-fault benefits, your insurance company has to cover the costs of your physical and emotional damages regardless if you were to blame for the accident or not. As of 2010, the maximum amount of compensation awarded for no – fault benefits is $50,000. What this means, is that if your traumatic brain injury lawyer sues the negligent driver for compensation, they can only sue for an amount after $50,000 has been removed from the equation.