Marc Nicholas Quinn
Ottawa Injury Lawyer
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Slipped and fell in Ottawa and need a top Ottawa slip and fall lawyer? You found him ! Top Ottawa Injury Lawyer Marc Quinn
Property Owner Responsibilities – Slip and fall – Ottawa Falls Lawyer Ottawa Slip and Fall Lawyers Every day we are retained by persons who fell in a store. Store owners may claim that it was just “an accident” and refuse to take responsibility. However, the law requires store owners to take reasonable care in protecting their customers and if they don’t they may be held liable for huge damages to the injured person. If the fall was caused by the negligence of the store owner or their employees, the injury victim can take legal action. In Ontario, this type of claim is based on the Occupiers’ Liability Act. Under this Act, owners and occupiers of property and stores must take reasonable steps to ensure safety of persons visiting …
Hit an Animal with your car in Ottawa, Ontario? How about a Moose hitting your car?
What happens when your car hits a moose or a moose hits our your car? In a case of man and machine versus moose, who is liable for injury? The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador was tasked with the latter question in Hartson v Hunter, 2006 NLTD 59 (CanLII: http://canlii.ca/t/1mxfk). The defendant was travelling on an isolated two-lane portion of the Trans Canada Highway in the evening, when he struck a moose. Almost immediately after, the plaintiff struck the same moose as he was driving his pickup truck in the opposite direction on the highway. The moose crashed through the plaintiff’s windshield, causing him serious injuries. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant was driving in an imprudent manner. According to the plaintiff, the defendant was driving too …