If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in Ontario, you should know that in order to be successful in a lawsuit, you need to have suffered what the courts call refer to as a “permanent and serious impairment to an important physical, mental or psychological function.”
Part of the personal injury lawyer’s function is to argue that your injury falls within this framework.
Further, in order to be entitled to general damages for pain and suffering, you need to have damages that a court considers to be worth more than the statutory deductible, which is approximately $38,000. Therefore if a judge finds that your case is worth $100,000 in general damages, the actual damages will be $62,000 due to the statutory deductible.
Your main concern should be to recover from your accident. Leave the fight to Crangle, who will vigorously pursue your claims, including for loss of income due to the accident, among other things.
Call or email for a free consultation to find out if you have a legal case, and if so, how much you may be entitled to. Contingency fee arrangements may be available in appropriate cases so that you do not have to worry about paying legal fees to your lawyer.