Saturday, November 19, 2011

Personal injury cases - seriously injured in a car accident or fall accident ? How to choose a personal injury lawyer? Tips!

Why you need a qualified personal injury lawyer. How to deal with insurance companies and adjusters after an accident.


If you are injured in any type of accident (car accident, slip and fall, trip and fall, dog bite or attack, assault or any other way) due to the negligence or carelessness of someone else, you could be entitled to compensation. Chances are, the person responsible for your injuries has liability or other insurance that will cover your damages and can pay compensation. They can pay medical expenses, rehabilitation expenses, out of pocket expenses, lost wages, business losses and pain and suffering damages.

In most cases, the insurance company involved is simply not going to simply pay without question or proof; they will investigate, review, assess and try to limit what they should pay, or worse, not pay at all. The reasons for either reducing coverage or not paying at all are often, but not always, unreasonable and without merit. Remember that insurance companies are businesses and their adjusters are charged with reducing compensation claims, not maximizing them. Often, injured persons and their families meet with adjusters and insurers without a lawyer believing that their rights and interests are protected. This is not so. Do not be fooled into thinking the insurers and adjusters (especially the opposing party's insurer or adjuster) are meeting with you to write you a check.

Insurance companies hire highly trained lawyers, adjusters and investigators whose role is, in part, to protect against fraudulent claims and protect the insurance company's money. Insurers will find ways to limit or deny liability. They rarely pay claims because they want to, they pay claims because they have to!

That is why you need to level the playing field, but hiring an experienced personal injury lawyer whose job it is to protect your rights and interests; a lawyer that will fight on your behalf and obtain a settlement for you that is fair in all the circumstances.


Not all lawyers are qualified to represent injured persons!

Personal injury is a highly specialized area of law. Lawyers who practice in the area of accident and injury law have chosen to practice law in a very difficult specialty within the legal profession. The knowledge, training, skills and ongoing education needed to adequately represent persons injured in accidents is significant. It requires special knowledge of specific laws, procedures and ancillary disciplines such as insurance principles and medical concepts. The demands on a personal injury lawyer are quite different than lawyers in general practice. Simply knowing the general principles of law is not enough for a personal injury lawyer to successfully represent persons injured in accidents. Accident and personal injury lawyers specializing in these types of cases are dedicated to protecting the interests of injured persons. They have developed crucial relationships with insurance industry representatives, defence lawyers and all types of medical and financial experts needed to succeed in a personal injury case.


Good personal injury lawyers know when to hire the experts! Great personal injury lawyers know which experts to hire!

When someone experiences injuries, they need the assistance of health care professionals. They also need the support of other professionals. Unable to work, incurring loss of income and expenses and debts mounting, social, financial and emotional stressors, injured and often on mediation, the judgment of injured persons can be impaired. They need guidance and sound legal advice. The initial trauma of the injuries is only the beginning for victims of accidents. The stressors as indicated above can become significant, overwhelming. It can become easy to simply accept an insurance company's low ball offer; to settle a case quickly for unfair compensation. A personal injury lawyer can assist with the stresses that arise from suffering personal injury. There are community resources available and in some cases even companies that will financially assist injured persons until they receive their settlement. These companies loan funds to support the injured person and their family so they can survive until fair and reasonable compensation is paid.

With the assistance of qualified medical and financial experts and experienced personal injury lawyer, an injure person is better equipped to makes informed decisions about their case and increase the chances of obtaining fair compensation.

At Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, Ontario personal injury lawyers, we are a group of accident and injury lawyers and legal professionals focused on helping victims of accidents. We fight for your rights. We are confident, patient, experienced and knowledgeable lawyers willing to take every reasonable step necessary to obtain fair compensation for you, and if the insurer or negligent party will not settle or will only offer unfair compensation, we will start a case in Court and, if necessary, bring the case to trial. We are prepared to fight for you and your family.


What are the types of things QTMG, Personal Injury Lawyers do to protect an injured person's interests ?

We appoint a team to every file. Every case we accept is handled by a senior injury lawyer, a junior injury lawyer and at least one other legal professional such as a law clerk or paralegal. We fully assess every aspect of the case. We keep our clients informed of their rights and of the progress of the steps taken to advance their case. We are accessible to our clients. We handle every step associated with dealing with insurance companies and their representatives. We provide informed, reliable and timely legal advice. We provide the insurance company with your legal positions and supporting documentation needed to advance your case. We either complete the documents for you or assist you with completing all the necessary paperwork needed to bring the case to settlement.

We do all we can to deal with the bureaucracy so our clients can focus on recovering from their injuries. We try to complete all these things as efficiently and quickly as possible.

In many cases, our clients require the assistance of experts. We connect our clients with qualified and experienced service providers needed to prove injuries, losses and damages. At QTMG Personal Injury Lawyers, we have longstanding positive relationships with a great variety of medical and financial professionals who are often needed to complete assessments and provide professional reports such as medical legal reports, future care cost assessments, vocational assessments, actuarial assessments and financial loss assessments. The experts we hire for you review the facts of the case from their discipline's perspective and make informed professional
recommendations in the interest of maximizing benefit to the accident victims, as appropriate in all the circumstances.

When our clients make decisions to settle, they do so without pressure, with sound legal advice and based on information and opinions of health care providers, our lawyers and other needed professionals. This allows our clients to make informed decisions and have satisfaction that they received the best legal service available.


Choosing the right doctors and health care professionals is crucial to succeeding in any serious personal injury case !

When you are injured, you need the assistance of health care providers such as physiotherapists, surgeons and doctors. Not all medical doctors are equipped to manage cases involving serious injuries such as those caused in serious falls or car accidents. Why not ? Because serious injuries raise issues beyond just medical issues. Health care providers need to consider legal issues and insurance issues. The health care providers, for instance, need to consider which treatments are covered through OHIP and which are covered through private insurance policies so as to provide the best possible treatment.

Health care providers need to know how to manage health care claims, how to complete forms and how to assist with submitting claims for patients. They also need to know how to work with other health care providers and, just as vital, how to work with lawyers. Most importantly, health care providers must know how to clearly document the injuries, the symptoms experienced and the treatment provided to the injured persons they treat. A health care provider who does not wish to cooperate with an injured's person's personal injury lawyer is causing detriment to any personal injury case and is acting contrary to their patient's best interests.

One of the most important aspects of the lawyer and doctor relationship is cooperation so that when a personal injury lawyer seeks to prove the injuries, symptoms experienced and treatment provided to their clients, the doctor can provide, with guidance with the lawyer, a useful medical report that adequately summarizes the client's medical information. These are called medical-legal reports and contain the opinions of the health care provider that will be considered, if necessary, by a trial Justice. It takes experience to properly write such medical legal reports.

In many cases, insurance companies deny legitimate claims based on a lack of medical documentation. They do so as a means to control insurance costs and to ensure that legitimate claims are paid and the fraudulent ones are shut down.

This article briefly discusses the various complex issues that arise in most serious personal injury cases. In the context of personal injury law, experience, knowledge and relationships are everything. The lawyers at Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP offer the skills and experience needed to maximize recovery for our clients. We practice personal injury law, that's all we do. We are experts at it. Call us for a free consultation and see how a no fee until you win agreement can provide you with access to justice and compensation. By: Marc Quinn, Personal injury lawyer, mediator and lecturer. 613-315-4878 or 613-563-1131.

Act now, don't lose your right to sue! Time is of the essence!

ACT NOW - DO NOT LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO SUE!

When it comes to personal injury and your right to sue and obtain compensation, time is of the essence. There are time limits by which notices must be delivered and court actions must be issued to preserve your right to sue and obtain compensation. Depending on your case, you may have as little as ten days to deliver notice of your claim and as long as two years to start a personal injury action. Notices to provide and commencement of court actions depends entirely on the circumstances of the case. It is important to act quickly. Contact us to find out how to protect your rights and interests and get started with your personal injury claim.

At our Ottawa personal injury and accident law firm, our lawyers are specialized in personal injury law and work with knowledgeable and experienced top Ontario health care professionals to fully assess your injuries so that you receive all necessary medical care and assessments needed to support your claims. Our injury lawyers will determine what limitation periods apply to your case and guide you through the complex legal process, from the very beginning to the end when you receive compensation or a favorable judgment at trial. Whether it’s filing a claim with an insurance company, dealing with insurance adjusters, negotiating with insurance lawyers or suing the persons responsible for your injuries, we will ensure you receive reliable legal advice and representation and support you through your case and every step to a successful settlement.

Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer. Marc Quinn, Lawyer and Mediator - 613-315-4878 or 613-563-1131. Car accidents, slip and falls, trip and falls, dog bites or attacks, assaults, all types of accident and injury cases!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Serious Injuries - Serious Lawyers

Serious Lawyers for Serious Injuries - Experience is Everything!

Serious and catastrophic personal injury results from the negligence, recklessness, or in some cases, intentional actions or inactions of others. When faced with a serious or catastrophic personal injury, the great majority of injured persons simply do not have the knowledge, ability or resources to understand or navigate through the complexities of personal injury law and our legal system. After a catastrophic injury, the need for competent legal counsel is immediate! Our personal injury and accident lawyers offer immediate, professional, experienced and knowledgeable legal advice in respect of all aspects of a personal injury matter.

The Ottawa Personal Injury law firm of Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, is comprised of lawyers and professionals dedicated to representing the interests of injured persons with the goal of obtaining maximum compensation, no matter what the challenge. We do whatever it takes to successfully bring a our client's cases to a positive resolution.

Our lawyers are not easily intimidated. Our lawyers are very comfortable in the courtroom and will litigate any case if necessary, but we are trained to successfully resolve cases without our clients ever having to step foot into a court room. Simply put, we settle cases. We achieve this by taking every step necessary to convince the person responsible for our client's injuries that their defense will fail and compensation should be paid. In other words, the last thing they want is to face us in Court!

No matt how the injury was sustained ( motor vehicle accident, trip or slip and fall, assault etc... ), our personal injury lawyers handle all types of cases involving traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, catastrophic personal injuries, serious personal injuries, and wrongful death. Our law firm maintains an outstanding reputation and has achieved remarkable results for its clients.

Our lawyers are always willing to proceed with your case in Court where offers of settlement are inadequate. While the decision to settle or litigate is always the decision of the client, where inadequate offers of settlement arise, our lawyers stand ready, willing, and able to take our clients' cases to Court.

If you have been seriously injured, you deserve to know all of your rights and legal options. Our law firm assigns a team of lawyers and legal professionals to the file and our lawyers complete a thorough assessment of each case, they investigate the facts, research the latest developments in the law, apply their legal training and experience, consult with each other, consult experts such as medical and financial specialists and then advise you of your rights, interests and legal alternatives. Our lawyers recognize that all cases are different and our injury lawyers take every step to obtain the best results for each of our clients, tailor made to their specific facts and needs.

If you are looking for lawyers that win cases, call us for a free consultation. We handle cases on a no fee until you win basis. If you don't get compensation, we don't get paid! Call us at 613-315-4878 or 613-563-1131. Ottawa, Ontario injury and accident lawyers.

I slipped and fell in a store? Can I get compensation? I tripped and fell in a store. Can I get damages?

Were you hurt or injured on someone else's property? Did you trip or slip and fall because of a dangerous property, poor lighting, lack of a railing where there should have been one, slippery or uneven surface? If so, you have the right to claim compensation!

Slip and Falls - Trip and Falls - Stores

The owner of a property is liable for injuries that result from failure to reasonably maintain their property. There are laws in Ontario to protect persons injured because of someone's negligence or carelessness.

Many people slip or trip and fall in stores because store owners do not have established reasonable maintenance routines or procedures or they fail to adhere to a reasonable maintenance routine or procedure. You have the right as a customer to be safe when walking in stores. If you accidentally slip or trip on someone else's property and are injured, and the owner was negligent, you deserve compensation for such items as medical and other expenses, pain and suffering, and lost wages while off work.


What Makes a Store or Property Dangerous?

Whether or not the owner is liable for the damages you suffered depends on whether they took reasonable steps to avoid accidents and keep their property safe.

Many circumstances of a property can be relevant to making it dangerous. They include slippery floors, uneven floors, items in aisles, dangerous displays, poor lighting, no lighting, no railings, improper railings, unsafe or narrow stairs, falling objects, icy surfaces and potholes. Hotels, motels, malls, corner stores, municipal property, retail stores, bars, restaurants and an other type of businesses must keep their property safe and free of dangerous conditions.

What Duties Does a Store Owner Have?

All store owners must exercise reasonable care to see that the inside of the store and the outside of the store are reasonably safe for users.  If there are dangers on the property, the owner must either remove the danger or warn customers of dangers or hidden dangers to protect customers from injury.  An owner has a legal obligation to guard against hazardous conditions. If there is anything about the property which makes it dangerous and can cause injuries, the owner must take steps to deal with the danger, otherwise, if he does not, he is negligent. 

How to Show the Store Owner was Negligent?

The following may suggest the store owner was negligent:

The store owner knew, or should he have known, about the dangerous condition.
The dangerous condition existed for a while.
The store owner did not regularly inspect the store for dangers.
There was inadequate maintenance performed.
There existed a long time between the creation of the hazard and the fall accident.
In slippery surface cases, there is evidence that the substance that caused the fall was on the floor for a long time, such as being dried, sticky, full of shopping cart tracks, and so on.
The store owner took no steps or inadequate steps to protect the injured person.
The injured person acted unreasonably and caused their own injuries.

Should I Contact a Lawyer if I Have Been Injured in a Store?

If you have been hurt or injured during a visit to any store and want to assess the strengths of your claim, you need to consult a personal injury lawyer.  An experienced personal injury lawyer can provide invaluable assistance, investigate your injury and your claim and obtain fair compensation for you.

Who Should I Contact? 

At Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, we specialize in personal injury cases. We offer free consultations and no fee until you win arrangements. Call us for a free case analysis at 613-315-4878 or 613-563-1131. Marc Quinn, Ottawa injury lawyer.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Involved in an MVA accident? We specialize in motor vehicle accidents. Free legal advice 613-315-HURT

Involved in a Car Accident? Ottawa Car Accident Lawyers provide free legal advice and no fee until you settle arrangements

Ottawa CAR Accident and Injury Lawyers Network is a law firm specializing in the practice of personal injury law and in assisting victims of accidents and their families.

Our law firm is committed to providing expert legal services to people who have been injured or suffered the loss of a loved one, as a result of any accident such as a car accident, slip and fall accident, trip and fall accident or any other negligent act of any type.

We know the weather conditions during the winter months can be very unforgiving. Car accidents are common and often difficult to avoid in inclement weather. Add a negligent or careless driver and the chances of being in an accident increase. With winter being just around the corner, risk of being involved in a car accident in Ontario are likely to increase.

If you or a loved one have been hurt in a car accident due to the negligence of another driver and have questions concerning compensation, you need to contact one of our lawyers who specialize in car accident and injury law. Consultations with us are free!

The lawyers at our injury law firm have successfully represented clients who have suffered all types of injuries including brain damage, spinal cord injuries, chronic pain injuries, orthopaedic injuries, psychiatric injuries and all types of other minor, significant and serious injuries. We also represent victims of insurance bullying, insurance denials such as in disability or benefit claims.

Our lawyers are experienced in litigation, settlement negotiations, mediation, arbitration and other associated litigation services. Its no secret! With the assistance of experienced personal injury lawyers who have dedicated their work to personal injury issues, you greatly increases your chances of succeeding in your claim and in obtaining compensation you rightly deserve. The quality of your injury lawyer can directly impact the amount of compensation you receive. We are often consulted by clients who hired lawyers who are not experienced injury or accident lawyers, and who have obtained low or improvident settlements. In most cases, settlements are final and cannot be re opened. Experience matters.

Our accident lawyers use their experience, training, expertise and relationships with insurers, Adjusters and defense lawyers to maximize settlements and awards for damages and benefits owed to our clients. Regardless of the type of accident or injury, we obtain compensation for our clients. We obtain large settlements. Every type of compensation is investigated and advanced.

In motor vehicle accident claims or car accident claims, we offer our clients a full range of services including the handling of accident benefits claims and advancement of tort claims (claims against the other drivers for compensation).
 
In order to protect your entitlement to accident benefits, there are certain steps that you can take to protect your interests. We can assist you with such things as notifying your insurance company immediately after the accident, or in the event you do not have an insurance company, notifying the insurance company of the other vehicle(s) involved in the accident; completing application for accident benefits including all necessary forms to substantiate your losses, claims and injuries; obtaining medical reports; obtaining medical evaluations; retaining experts to quantify losses such as actuaries, future care service providers and accountants; dealing with the insurance companies; obtaining witness statements; meeting with the insurance Adjusters and reviewing statements; negotiating settlements; and if necessary, commencing court actions to preserve your rights and obtain fair compensation.

With respect to accident benefits, we assist our clients in obtaining income benefits, caregiver expenses, medical expenses, attendant care services, medical and rehabilitation expenses, death and funeral allowances, etc...

Call us at 613-315-4878 or 613-563-1131 for free legal advice. Know your rights! Marc N. Quinn, Ottawa car accident and injury lawyer. Marc works as a personal injury lawyer, is managing partner of the law firm Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, lectures in various post secondary educational institutions in the Ottawa area and frequently writes articles about injury law and compensation.

Involved in a car accident? Free legal advice from an Ottawa car accident lawyer!

Involved in a Car Accident? Ottawa Car Accident Lawyers provide free legal advice and no fee until you settle arrangements

Ottawa CR Accident and Injury Lawyers Network is a law firm specializing in the practice of personal injury law and in assisting victims of accidents and their families.

Our law firm is committed to providing expert legal services to people who have been injured or suffered the loss of a loved one, as a result of any accident such as a car accident, slip and fall accident, trip and fall accident or any other negligent act of any type.

We know the weather conditions during the winter months can be very unforgiving. Car accidents are common and often difficult to avoid in inclement weather. Add a negligent or careless driver and the chances of being in an accident increase. With winter being just around the corner, risk of being involved in a car accident in Ontario are likely to increase.

If you or a loved one have been hurt in a car accident due to the negligence of another driver and have questions concerning compensation, you need to contact one of our lawyers who specialize in car accident and injury law. Consultations with us are free!

The lawyers at our injury law firm have successfully represented clients who have suffered all types of injuries including brain damage, spinal cord injuries, chronic pain injuries, orthopaedic injuries, psychiatric injuries and all types of other minor, significant and serious injuries. We also represent victims of insurance bullying, insurance denials such as in disability or benefit claims.

Our lawyers are experienced in litigation, settlement negotiations, mediation, arbitration and other associated litigation services. Its no secret! With the assistance of experienced personal injury lawyers who have dedicated their work to personal injury issues, you greatly increases your chances of succeeding in your claim and in obtaining compensation you rightly deserve. The quality of your injury lawyer can directly impact the amount of compensation you receive. We are often consulted by clients who hired lawyers who are not experienced injury or accident lawyers, and who have obtained low or improvident settlements. In most cases, settlements are final and cannot be re opened. Experience matters.

Our accident lawyers use their experience, training, expertise and relationships with insurers, Adjusters and defense lawyers to maximize settlements and awards for damages and benefits owed to our clients. Regardless of the type of accident or injury, we obtain compensation for our clients. We obtain large settlements. Every type of compensation is investigated and advanced.

In motor vehicle accident claims or car accident claims, we offer our clients a full range of services including the handling of accident benefits claims and advancement of tort claims (claims against the other drivers for compensation).
 
In order to protect your entitlement to accident benefits, there are certain steps that you can take to protect your interests. We can assist you with such things as notifying your insurance company immediately after the accident, or in the event you do not have an insurance company, notifying the insurance company of the other vehicle(s) involved in the accident; completing application for accident benefits including all necessary forms to substantiate your losses, claims and injuries; obtaining medical reports; obtaining medical evaluations; retaining experts to quantify losses such as actuaries, future care service providers and accountants; dealing with the insurance companies; obtaining witness statements; meeting with the insurance Adjusters and reviewing statements; negotiating settlements; and if necessary, commencing court actions to preserve your rights and obtain fair compensation.

With respect to accident benefits, we assist our clients in obtaining income benefits, caregiver expenses, medical expenses, attendant care services, medical and rehabilitation expenses, death and funeral allowances, etc...

Call us at 613-315-4878 or 613-563-1131 for free legal advice. Know your rights! Marc N. Quinn, Ottawa car accident and injury lawyer. Marc works as a personal injury lawyer, is managing partner of the law firm Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, lectures in various post secondary educational institutions in the Ottawa area and frequently writes articles about injury law and compensation.

Friday, November 4, 2011

What does No Fee Until You Win basis - contingency fee based legal services mean? Ottawa car accident and personal injury lawyers explain.

What does No Fee Until You Win basis - contingency fee based legal services mean? Ottawa car accident and personal injury lawyers explain.

Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP is law firm comprised of lawyers and law clerks who are dedicated to helping persons injured in accidents. We use our own funds and resources to advance the interests of our clients. Personal injury cases can be very expensive to pursue. It can sometimes costs tens of thousands of dollars or even more than a hundred thousand dollars to pursue a claim. At our Ottawa injury law firm, we handle personal injury cases on a No Fee Until You Win basis, called contingency fee based legal services. We provide you with access to justice that you might otherwise not be able to afford.

What does no contingency fee based legal services mean? It means that our personal injury lawyers will not charge you an hourly rate for our personal injury legal services. Instead, our lawyers will be paid a percentage of any recovery that may result from a settlement, award, or judgment. With a contingency fee based agreement, our lawyers are paid only if they obtain a settlement, award, or judgment for you. As well, our law firm will wait until the resolution of your injury case to recover disbursements and expenses such as expert fees, court costs, medical costs etc...

At our Ottawa accident and injury law firm, our lawyers believe that the inability to pay a lawyer should not prevent anyone from obtaining legal advice and so we offer free consultations. Our lawyers have a high rate of success in obtaining significant fair compensation for our clients. Our expertise is built on many years of experience handling all types of accident and injury cases across Ontario.

If you or someone you care about has been injured in a car accident, trip and fall, slip and fall, dog bite or attack incident, or injured any other way due to someone else’s carelessness, please feel free to call us for a free consultation. Let one of our personal injury lawyers explain your rights to you and provide you with a free assessment of your case. Call us at 613-315-4878.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

How to hire an Ottawa car accident lawyer? Ottawa mva lawyers

How to hire an Ottawa car accident lawyer? Your Ottawa MVA lawyers.

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Most car accident victims have immediate questions about their potential car accident claim. The process with us starts by answering your initial general questions and concerns, free of charge. We willingly provide free legal advice. All of your specific legal questions are also answered by one of our car accident lawyers. We explain the entire claims for compensation process from beginning to end.

EVALUATION PERFORMED

As part of the process, one of our experienced car accident lawyers will gather all the relevant information needed to complete an initial evaluation of your case for you. In general terms, the evaluation will include our initial view in your chances of winning your case, the various damages and compensation you may be entitled to receive, the various steps needed to succeed in your case and the length of time your car accident case will likely take to complete.

OPTIONS EXPLAINED

We will of course review the particular needs of you and your family and consider the facts of your case specifically. We will provide you with our opinion about your traffic or auto accident case. Also, we will explain and discuss all of your options with you, explaining the risks and benefits of each option.

ADVICE

Our Ottawa mva lawyers will provide you with reliable and experienced legal advice and discuss wit you what we believe is your best course of action. You can choose to hire us as your expert car accident lawyers. We will discuss how to retain us and discuss our no fee until you settle guaranty.

HIRE US

In retaining us, we immediately assign a team of lawyers, paralegals and law clerks to advance your interests and protect your rights. We will keep you informed of each step in the entire process of handling your car accident case.

SETTLE YOUR CAR ACCIDENT CLAIM

Finally, we will settle your case and obtain fair compensation for your injuries.

Ottawa car accident, mva, motor vehicle accident lawyers. Marc Quinn. 613-315-4878.