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If you've been involved in an accident as a pedestrian, and sustained serious and permanent injuries and impairments, then Rudder Law Group will fight for you to get you the just compensation you deserve, and the multidisciplinary medical and rehabilitation treatment, care services, and support you need to reach maximum medical recovery, and optimize your level of independent living, and your full mental, physical, social and vocational ability. Ontario's Highway Traffic Act imposes a reverse onus on the driver of a motor vehicle, if the driver allows his or her vehicle to collide with a pedestrian. So, the collision is presumed to be the consequence of the negligent behaviour or conduct of the driver, unless the driver can produce evidence that proves otherwise. The defendant driver can only discharge the onus against him or her by producing evidence that establishes that there was no negligent behaviour or conduct on his or her part.

If you were involved in a slip and fall that occurs on either municipal property or on private property, then Rudder Law Group can help you navigate your way through the litigation process, in order to get you the compensation you deserve, as well as the medical and rehabilitation treatment you need to reach maximum medical recovery, and ultimately facilitate your reintegration back into society, work, and your pre-accident life.

If you lost a loved one as a result of a tragic car accident, then Rudder Law Group can help you and your family gain access to the necessary multidisciplinary treatment, care services, and support you need to recover following your mourning period. Rudder Law Group will also obtain compensation for your loss of guidance, care and companionship in what is known as a Family Law Act claim. The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed in 1967 that damages can be awarded in Canada for the loss of guidance, care and comfort provided by a loved one. The statutory scheme permitting recovery for damages for the loss of guidance, care and companionship became part of the law of Ontario in 1978 with the introduction of the Family Law Reform Act, 1978, S.O. 1978, c. 2. Section 60(2) of the Family Law Reform Act (now known as the Family Law Act, s. 61(2)(e)) provided that damages recoverable in a fatal accident claim "may include" damages for the loss of guidance, care and companionship.

A catastrophic impairment designation places you -- an auto accident victim -- in the highest level of impairment category available under automobile insurance regulations. While not a benefit itself, a catastrophic impairment designation is the gateway or vehicle to access enhanced benefits, where your policy limits increase to $1 million. All other impairments fall under the non-catastrophic and minor injury category. If you or your healthcare provider think that your accident-related injuries satisfy the legislative criteria of a catastrophic impairment, which is set out in section 3.1(1) of the Ontario Regulation: Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule 34/10, then Rudder Law Group will help you to get your healthcare provider or treating specialist to submit an Application for Determination of Catastrophic Impairment (OCF-19) form to your insurer. Rudder Law Group will fight for you to obtain the catastrophic impairment designation.

If you're involved in a car accident and sustained catastrophic or very severe injuries and impairments, and/or a quantifiable loss, then Rudder Law Group will pursue two legal avenues on your behalf to get you the compensation you deserve, and the medical and rehabilitation treatment you need to reach maximum medical recovery, which are as follows: (1) An accident benefits claim on your behalf against your automobile insurance company in the no-fault insurance system; and (2) a civil litigation case, or tort action or lawsuit against the negligent at-fault driver and/or owner of the car through the third-party liability system.