December 29th, 2017 by Sarah Tierney | Posted in Community
On Thursday, October 26th, 2017, Michael Ng, Emily Tierney and Brad Samuel, solicitors with our Residential Real Estate Group, attended the 22nd Annual Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) REALTOR® Trade Show, which was held at the Centurion Conference Centre in Ottawa’s west end. For over 5 years, TS has been one of only three law firms…
Read moreNovember 20th, 2017 by Teena Belland | Posted in Litigation, Personal Injury
Repair vs. Maintenance? Are they the same when looking at entitlement to Statutory Accident Benefits? The answer is no. In my last blog, I looked at some different situations that fall within the definition “accident” under the Statutory Accident Benefits. Since the release of that post, there has been a court decision released which clarifies…
Read moreNovember 1st, 2017 by Teena Belland | Posted in Civil law, Litigation, Personal Injury
What constitutes an “Accident” under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule? Every person who owns a car in Ontario is required to have a valid motor vehicle insurance policy. All motor vehicle insurance policies in Ontario provide for Statutory Accident Benefits. If you are involved in an “accident”, you are entitled to apply to receive accident…
Read moreOctober 4th, 2017 by Susan Mitchell | Posted in Civil law, Litigation, Personal Injury
A limitation period is the period of time between the accident and when an action must be started or a notice given. These limitation periods are extremely important since, if you do not meet the timelines, then your right to recover damages might be lost. After a car accident there are a few limitation periods…
Read moreSeptember 27th, 2017 by Sarah Tierney | Posted in Community
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Read moreSeptember 14th, 2017 by Susan Mitchell | Posted in Civil law, Litigation, Personal Injury
In Ontario, automobile insurance runs under a “no-fault” system. “No-fault” does not mean that no one is at fault, or that it doesn’t matter whose fault the accident is. In terms of Accident Benefits, “no-fault” means that, regardless of who is to blame for the accident, anyone who is injured may receive some compensation. It is this…
Read moreJuly 27th, 2017 by Teena Belland | Posted in Civil law, Litigation
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Read moreJuly 4th, 2017 by Sarah Tierney | Posted in Community
Tierney Stauffer LLP is a proud sponsor of the YMCA-YWCA Lawyers for Kids Charity Hockey Tournament. Cale Harrison, an Associate with our Personal Injury and Litigation Department, is the Chair of the tournament and was the subject of a Q & A published in “Inspired Giving” Donor Newsletter on June 26th, 2017. An excerpt from…
Read moreJune 9th, 2017 by Teena Belland | Posted in Civil law, Litigation, Personal Injury
The Ontario government recently introduced a minor change to Section 267.5(9) of the Insurance Act. The change, while minor, will have a big impact on how Plaintiff’s lawyers assess Rule 49 Offers to Settle presented by Defendants. Section 267.5(9) of the Insurance Act, now states “in an action for loss or damage from bodily injury…
Read moreApril 14th, 2017 by Cale Harrison | Posted in Civil law, Litigation, Personal Injury
In the recent decision of Wardak v. Froom, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice had the opportunity to review the principles relating to the liability of a social host. The Court began by reviewing the 2006 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Childs v. Desormeaux. In the Childs case, the Plaintiff was paralyzed…
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