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Avoiding Car Accidents This Summer
With the warm weather we have had recently, many Ontarian’s are already planning their summer getaway. But before you load up the car, roll down the windows and turn up the radio – The Kahler Personal Injury Lawyers have some summer driving tips that may help with keeping your family road trip a safe one. According […]
Risk of Dog Bite Related Injuries are Sharply Elevated on Halloween.
With Halloween less than 10 days away, it’s a good time for pet owners to plan ahead and keep their pets calm and trick-or-treaters safe. Halloween is a time of wonderment for our children, but it can quickly turn into a tragedy if precautions are not taken. Strange costumes and continuous ringing of the doorbell can […]
Critical Illness Insurance Scenario
Critical Illness Insurance Maggie’s mother and grandmother had both passed away with cancer. Maggie realized that due to modern medicine, cancer was no longer an immediate death sentence. As she got older she reflected on the ways her mom’s long illness had affected her dad herself and her brother and sisters. She increasingly considered the possibility […]
Motor Vehicle “Air Bags” are a “Mixed Bag” when it comes to car accident injuries
Airbags were developed to minimize the high number of fatalities and serious injuries occurring in car accidents. They have succeeded in minimizing the numbers of fatalities and serious injuries. However, the mechanism designed to keep us safe, does have a dark side. An airbag is a firm gas filled bag that is deployed at you in […]
Child Injured By Airbag
Child Injury Prevention – By Airbags “Shot gun! I’m sitting in the front.” It’s a common summer scenario. You’re getting ready to go away for a few days with the kids. The car is piled sky high with clothes and skateboards and food. Fall and back to school will be here soon. Everyone is in high […]
Pet owners are strictly responsible for their pet’s actions
Pet owners are strictly responsible for their pet’s actions. For example, dog owners in Ontario are governed by the Dog Owners’ Liability Act which holds owners responsible for any injuries or damages caused by their dog. As a result of the recent snake tragedy of the two brothers killed by his African rock python, the owner […]
Texting while driving laws in front of the courts
Texting and emailing while driving are dangerous habit and can lead to tragic consequences. Section 78.1(1) of the Highway Traffic Act prohibits drivers from using any hand-held devices while driving. This is a difficult law to enforce; a police officer has to catch the offender in the act of holding their device in order to lay […]
What is a Class Action Lawsuit?
With a few class action lawsuits in the news right now. The Kahler Personal Injury Law Firm explain the basics of a class action suit. The organizations showcased are the RCMP in a sexual harassment law suit, Bell in Yellowknife, regarding mobile phone charges for non-existent services. In Elliott Lake, ON, there is a class action […]
What Are Punitive Damages?
Punitive Damages In a situation where one person has suffered injury due to the behavior of another person, the injured person may sue for damages. The “damages” owed are a financial reimbursement. These funds are decided upon based on what is necessary to help restore the injured person back to their original “whole” state of being. […]
When Is Personal Injury Mediation Considered?
“At the Kahler Law Firm, its about protecting our clients’ best interests each and every step of the way.” Where personal injury has occurred as a result of the improper actions of another person, the guilty party is responsible to pay for damages suffered. The insurance company of the guilty party, also known as the defendant, […]
Car Accident Benefits, Vs. Car Accident Losses. What’s the difference?
Injured in a car accident in Ontario? You have the right to sue the “at-fault” driver for additional “loss” and “damages” not covered by your car accident benefits. Kahler Personal Injury Law Firm is recognized throughout Canada and are amongst the top car accident lawyers in Ontario. What are Car Accident Benefits? If you have been […]
Who is Responsible When Injuries are Caused by Someone Driving a Borrowed Car?
“Is it okay if I borrow your car?” Teenagers are always asking to use the vehicle. You might lend your pick-up truck to a friend to buy lumber or maybe you borrow your boss’s van to pick up supplies. Because you have a second car, your brother might ask to borrow it, while his vehicle is […]
Injured By Impaired Driver. Understand The Laws & Know Your Rights
Injured By Impaired Driver When we hear about impaired driving accidents on the news, it’s usually the illegal consumption of alcohol that first comes to our minds. Drinking and driving is a criminal offense. Drivers who break this law face criminal charges and civil lawsuits from those who have been injured by their negligent actions. The […]
Air Bag Injury – Car Accident Injury Lawyers
Air Bags Can Cause Serious Injury We know that car accidents can result in death or serious injuries resulting in long-term disabilities such as traumatic brain damage, spinal cord injuries and amputations. Air bags were designed as a safety device and intended to protect us from getting so badly hurt. How does an air bag work? […]
Injured By a Drunk Driver
Drunk and Impaired Driving Is a Deadly and Negligent Act. MADD Canada estimates that drunk driving claims “between 1,350 and 1,600 lives and causes more than 68,500 injuries in Canada each year.” Every year our personal injury lawyers represent the families of innocent victims killed in cars, boats, sea-dos, snowmobiles and other recreation vehicles stemming […]
Fender Bender Car Accidents
Fender Bender Car Accidents Fender bender car accidents are a common sight. Usually they occur at low speed and are minor. In other cases, details are complicated or damage to people or vehicles severe. What “appears” to have happened at the accident scene may turn into a whole different story when the parties involved tell their […]
