Falling ice – Slipping on Ice and Snow – Ottawa Slip and Fall Lawyers – Know Your Rights!
Falling ice (slip and falls) – Spring Brings Relief… And Ice Woes – Ottawa Fall Lawyer – Injuries caused by falls Spring is around the corner! However, with warm weather and the thaw, there may be cause for concern for homeowners who might be negligent and cause injury to others. Melting ice can give rise to slips, falls, and other unforeseen injuries. See the recent case reported at CBC News Ottawa for instance about ice falling on a person seriously injuring them in Ottawa. Ice formations are caused by heat changes on roofs. Snow on the top of roofs can slowly melt, and trickles beneath snow on the lower part of the roof. As the water reaches the colder part of the roof, it re-solidifies, creating potentially hazardous …
Can the insurance company conduct surveillance of persons involved in personal injury claims? Yes, but there are limits. Ottawa accident and injury lawyer explains new case.
In a recent Ontario Court of Appeal case Iannarella v. Corbett, 2015 ONCA 110, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided useful guidance to injury lawyers on the issue of admissibility and use of surveillance evidence at trial. It is not an uncommon practice for insurance companies to seek the assistance of investigators to conduct surveillance of injured parties to determine whether their allegation of injury and disability are accurate. In this particular case, a person was injured in a car accident. Certain injuries and limitations were alleged. In advance of trial, the defendants retained a private investigator. That investigator obtained many hours of video surveillance of the injured plaintiff. However, the defendant failed to disclose to the plaintiff the existence of the surveillance footage. No particulars had been …