Marc Nicholas Quinn
Ottawa Injury Lawyer
Category Archives: Personal Injury Lawyer
Ottawa Top Ten Magazine – Marc-Nicholas Quinn – One of Ottawa’s Best and Top Personal Injury Lawyers
Having practiced for nearly 20 years in the area of accident and injury law, I pride myself in taking a conciliatory approach to litigation. My focus is on preparing cases for trial from day one so that the files settle. A well managed and prepared file is much more likely to settle! If you show opposing counsel that you are ready to litigate and take the case to trial, you are taken much more seriously and are more likely to settle cases for clients. I was recently mentioned in a newspaper article on the issue of ice falling from buildings and on the issue of dog owner liability in Ontario. I am attaching a copy of my Ottawa dog bite article. If you have been attacked or bitten …
Injured in an accident as a pedestrian – know your rights!
Injured as a pedestrian in a car accident in Ottawa or in Ontario? Did you know that pedestrians are presumed not at fault in pedestrian-car accidents? Motor vehicle drivers have a duty to drive diligently. When two vehicles collide, the plaintiff often has the duty to prove the defendant driver was driving negligently to prove his case; in other words, the plaintiff has the onus of proving his case. However, if a motor vehicle hits a pedestrian, the driver must prove he was not driving negligently; a driver is presumed negligent until he proves otherwise. This shift in the onus of proof is codified in section 193(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, RSO 1990, c H.8 and it applies to all highways. In a case of pedestrian versus …