Marc Nicholas Quinn
Ottawa Injury Lawyer
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Slip and Fall / Trip and Fall in a Store or Someone Else’s Property? Claim Your Compensation !!! Ottawa Liability Lawyers
Slip and Falls in Stores and Malls In Ontario, persons entering properties have protection under the Occupiers’ Liability Act. That Act states in part as follows: Occupier’s duty 3. (1) An occupier of premises owes a duty to take such care as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that persons entering on the premises, and the property brought on the premises by those persons are reasonably safe while on the premises. (2) The duty of care provided for in subsection (1) applies whether the danger is caused by the condition of the premises or by an activity carried on the premises. An Occupier is defined as follows: “occupier” includes, (a) a person who is in physical possession of premises, or (b) a person …
Claiming Damages in Wrongful Death Cases – Ottawa Family Law Act Lawyers
Ottawa Wrongful Death Lawyers I can think of nothing more profoundly traumatic than losing someone you care about in an accident due to the negligence of another. Car accidents and other accidents can cause the death of a loved one. Family members such as a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent and grandchild are able to claim damages from the person who caused the accident under the Ontario Family Law Act, otherwise known as wrongful death damages. What types of damages are available in wrongful death cases? They include: Medical treatments Funeral expenses Counseling treatments Any actual expenses reasonably incurred for the benefit of the deceased person Some travel expenses Compensation for time spent caring for the person injured who died Loss of income Economic losses An amount to …