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The Use of Adverse Cost & Disbursement Protection in Ottawa Personal Injury Cases

In Ontario, there are a few existing and emerging legal insurance and indemnity products available to injury victims. There are loans available to injury victims to assist them financially while they recover form their injuries (litigation loans). Another product is called “legal costs protection” which essentially is insurance providing coverage to injury victims involved in litigation who might face having to pay costs to a successful opponent in the litigation process (costs on motions and conferences for instance). Also, the insurance can protect the client and lawyer against costs resulting from a loss at trial. In Ontario, the successful party is generally presumed entitled to costs from the losing party. Some insurers provide incentives such as no up-front cost of insurance and/or no fee or premium will become …

Being followed by a private eye because you were injured in an Ottawa accident? Ottawa accident and injury lawyer discusses your rights.

Is an insurer entitled to have you followed and under surveillance? Yes. Defendant insurance companies often order surveillance on plaintiffs. The goal is simple: the insurance company wishes to see what activities you can and cannot do in your day-to-day life. If private investigators conduct surveillance and see you limit your activities based on a debilitating injury, there is no cause for alarm. However, private investigators seeing you more flexible, or more active than you reported to your insurer, could lead to problems. Consider this hypothetical scenario: David was in a motor vehicle accident and suffered whiplash. He claims his neck, shoulders, and lower back were in constant pain. However, footage from a surveillance video shows him painting his garage door from top to bottom, carrying a 5-gallon …