Marc Nicholas Quinn
Ottawa Injury Lawyer
Category Archives: injury trials
Cost Insurance in Ottawa, Ontario Accident and Injury Cases – What is it?
Adverse Cost Insurance in Ontario Personal Injury Cases – Ottawa Accident Lawyer Discusses pros and Cons In Ontario, and throughout Canada a new type of insurance has become available to injury victims. The insurance is called “adverse cost insurance”. What does it mean to ensure against the cost of legal services or to protect against adverse costs decisions? This relatively new insurance product in Ontario offers some protection to injury victims. The insurance is offered through various brokers. This insurance is a means by which to increase access to justice for injury victims in Ontario. There are two main disadvantages of obtaining this insurance. One relates to the cost of the insurance – it is an out of pocket expense – although some insurers do not require the …
Injured in an accident in Ottawa or Ontario and believe you are being followed by a “private eye”? You need to read this! Ottawa Accident and Injury Lawyers discuss the use of surveillance at trial!
Ever wonder of the insurance company can hire a private eye to follow you in an injury case in Ottawa or anywhere in Ontario? Ottawa injury lawyer describes some principles regarding surveillance In the recent Court of Appeal decision of Iannarella v. Corbett, the Court made comments with the use of surveillance in litigation and at trial. Essentially, parties are obligated to disclose in a document called an “affidavit of documents” all documents relevant to the issues in the court case. This includes surveillance of other parties obtained through other people such as private investigators or “private eyes”. The party can claim what is called “privilege” over the records obtained during the surveillance such as video and photos which means all that party must do is disclose the …