Monday, October 4, 2010

Serious injuries caused by slip and fall accidents - know your rights - Ottawa accident lawyer Marc-Nicholas Quinn

Serious injuries caused by slip & fall accidents - know your rights - Ottawa accident lawyer Marc-Nicholas Quinn

Slip and fall accidents can be very serious. Every year, many people in Ontario are injured, often seriously, after slipping and falling on wet, icy or slippery surfaces found indoors and outdoors. Others are serious injured because of tripping on objects or uneven surfaces found on sidewalks, stairs, roadways, aisles and parking lots. Falls can occur anywhere and are unpredictable. They occur in businesses, inside stores, parking lots, homes, institutions, walkways, sidewalks or any other property or part thereof.

At Plant Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki, PC, we handle all types of accident cases and specialize in slip and fall and trip and fall cases, among other injury cases. The most common injuries we see resulting from falls are fractures, broken bones, spinal injuries, back injuries, disc protrusions or bulges, head injuries, strains, sprains and a wide variety of soft tissue injuries. In some cases the injuries can result in permanent disability and develop into pain syndromes, chronic pain syndrome or fibromyalgia. The severity of pain that one can experience varies with each injury. However, every client suffers pain and are entitled to recover damages. In many cases, the injuries are so serious that it causes a person to be permanently unemployable.

We can help you obtain the compensation you need to deal with the financial impact of injuries. If you have suffered injuries because of a slip and fall, a trip and fall or any other type of accident because of someone else’s negligence, you entitled to compensation for your pain and suffering, your loss of income, out of pocket expenses and medical expenses amongst other types of damages.

Contact our law firm to speak to one of our injury lawyers free of charge. Our consultations are free and we offer No Fee Until You Win arrangements. Let us review the facts of your case and provide you with an opinion. Call us at 613-315-4878 or 613-563-1131: Marc Quinn, Ottawa Accident and Injury Lawyer who has handled hundreds of slip and fall and trip and fall cases. He is a lawyer, mediator and law instructor.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Ottawa sexual assault - sexual abuse lawyers - Helping victims of sexual abuse receive compensation and justice: by Marc-Nicholas Quinn

Ottawa Sex Assault and Abuse Lawyers - Obtaining Justice for Victims of Assaults

Our Ottawa sexual assault and sexual abuse lawyers offer victims of assault, sexual assault, rape and sexual abuse a legal means of obtaining fair compensation and an opportunity to exact justice against the abusers. We provide compassionate and respectful guidance and representation in all aspects of a court action against the all those responsible for the sexual assaults.

Victims of sexual abuse can often pursue their abusers long after the acts were committed. If you were abused as a child, teenager or an adult, we can provide meaningful guidance and explain to you your rights against the individual (strangers, former friends, co-workers, family members) institutional (schools boards, churches, camps, care facilities and their employees, agents and assigns) and governmental (children’s aid societies, government departments and department heads) abusers. Through legal principles such as tort law, contract law and fiduciary obligations, we can help you obtain compensation from the abusers. Pursuing civil remedies against abusers through the civil courts is different than pursuing them in the criminal courts. As a victim, you have the right to pursue the abusers regardless of the outcome of any criminal proceedings.

The compensation we seek on behalf of our clients will never satisfactorily address the profound wrong done, but it can help alleviate some of the stresses such as expenses needed therapies, living expenses, loss of income and medical expenses. The goal is to have our clients put back as close as possible to the financial position he or she would have been in had the abuse not occurred. It is never possible, though money alone, to remedy the act of abuse or the impact of abuse; compensation is one way the justice system can assist victims. The types of compensation that may be awarded include general damages for pain and suffering, therapy and counselling expenses, losses of income, our of pocket expenses and legal expenses. In many cases punitive and aggravated damages can also be awarded to particularly punish the abuser.

The consequences of sexual abuse are complicated, devastating, profound and long term. It is impossible to compare the impact of sexual abuse to any other form of personal injury. That is why at our law firm, we handle sexual abuse cases with particular care and compassion and take steps specifically assessed for sexual abuse cases.

If you need the help of experienced, dedicated, compassionate and understanding personal injury lawyers to obtain the compensation you deserve because of the wrongful and criminal act of another, contact us for a free consultation. We often take on sexual abuse cases on a No Fee Until You Win basis. Call us at 613-563-1131, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers. By: Marc-Nicholas Quinn.