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Slip and fall? Trip and fall? Motor Vehicle Accident? Injured in a mall or commercial building? Have you suffered any broken bones, ligament tear, scarring or other damage? From catastrophic injuries to less severe injuries, you should be compensated for your injuries and loss of income. After you are injured, your main concern should be focusing on your rehabilitation and wellness. Let an experienced trial lawyer like Crangle handle the legal side of things by vigorously pursuing your case to maximize your entitlement. Crangle will obtain the clinical notes and records from all treating hospitals and healthcare facilities, make sure that you see the best doctors to obtain a medical / legal opinion, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals, and retain expert witnesses if necessary in order to prove the extent of your injuries to maximize your financial recovery. Few things in life are more traumatic for you than being injured due to the negligence of someone else. We can get you compensated. Call to arrange a free consultation. Contingency fee arrangements available so that you do not have to worry about covering your lawyer’s fees.

With respect motor vehicle accidents, your injuries must be considered permanent and serious in order to receive compensation. There is also a statutory deductible of approximately $38,000 which means that in order to obtain damages from a court, the court must find that your damages are greater than $38,000 to qualify for compensation. If you have suffered any broken bones or other damage that required an operation, there is a good chance that your injuries will be considered permanent and serious. You may also be entitled to Statutory Accident Benefits from your insurer, who will pay for your physiotherapy and other rehabilitation needed, including income replacement benefits.

Remember that you only have two years from the date of the accident to commence a lawsuit. 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.

Brain Injuries

Suffering a brain injury can be life altering, at least in the short term if not the long-term. Your rehabilitation and care has to be your main focus. Crangle can ensure you have the best professionals caring for you while he handles all aspect of your legal case. Pursuing a legal claim so that your short-term and long-term care and needs are met is his primary focus. Crangle will fight for you.

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.

Spinal Cord Injuries

Few things are more devastating than suffering a spinal cord injury. It can be life altering and you will need a lot of help, medically, financially and legally. Your main focus needs to be your rehabilitation and health. Crangle can ensure you have the best professionals caring for you while he handles all aspect of your legal case. Pursuing a legal claim so that your short-term and long-term care and needs are met is his primary focus. Crangle will fight for you.

Catastrophic Injuries

Nothing is more devastating than being catastrophically injured in an accident. It is life altering and you will need a lot of help, both medically, financially and legally. Your main focus needs to be your rehabilitation and health. Crangle will handle all aspect of your legal case so that you can focus on your short-term and long-term care and recovery. Crangle will fight for you.

Slip and Fall

Everyone has fallen down at some time and injured themselves. If you slipped or tripped and fell due to the negligence of someone else, then you should be compensated for your pain and suffering, as well as the physical and emotional trauma and loss of income. Slip / trip and fall cases are usually the result of someone’s negligent failure to maintain a pedestrian area so that it is safe to pass. This may have occurred in a commercial building, grocery store, mall, city sidewalk, etc. due to something that spilled where you slipped, obstructed your path, or due to someone’s failure to shovel or put salt on an icy area.

The Occupiers Liability Act requires that entities in control of the premises are responsible for taking reasonable precautions so that persons entering the area are safe. For instance, if you slipped and fell in a mall due to spilled coffee on the ground, than the potential defendants to be named in a lawsuit could be: the owner of the mall, the company that manages the mall and the maintenance company. That is why you will often see “Slippery When Wet” signs or other precautionary signs at a mall. The purpose of those signs is to warn you against potential hazards. However, sometimes it is not possible to see a hazard or there are no warning signs, which is when injuries can happen.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

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.

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