Personal Injury Settlements

Ontario Personal Injury Settlements Vary by Case and by Lawyer

Most law firms can settle a personal injury file; however, individuals need to ask themselves about what process that law firm completed before the personal injury settlement.

Roger R. Foisy Professional Corporation prides itself on its past personal injury settlement record in Ontario. While Roger and his team prepare each file where trial may be the end result, it is clear from past client settlements, that more than 95% of past files are successfully settled before trial.

Roger and his team take pride in following a detailed process in which each file is put through before it can be settled. Some plaintiff personal injury lawyers handle well over 300 files with some rumoured to be over 1,000 personal injury files at one time. Roger handles between 50 to 75 personal injury files at any one time, allowing him and his team to dedicate the personal attention each file deserves.

The Likely Success of Your Case

Usually, personal injury claims result from the wrongdoing of one party as against another party. The wrongdoing can be intentional but is usually unintentional.

More often, negligence is said to have four elements to it (duty, breach of duty, causation and damages).

• Duty - Did the wrongdoer owe you a duty to be careful?
• Breach of Duty – Did the wrongdoer breach this duty?
• Causation - Did the wrongdoing lead to the injury or harm?
• Damages – Did wrongdoing cause you to suffer damages?

Determining the Value of a Personal Injury Settlement in Ontario

Due to the cost of litigation, not every wrongdoing which causes someone harm will result in a law suit. It is unfortunate that the costs of bringing a personal injury lawsuit can be significant which sometimes results in the litigation costs exceeding the amount recovered. Therefore, there must be significant damages for a case to be feasible. What constitutes significant in any given case will vary with the potential complexity of the case. Usually damages must exceed at least $100,000.00 to be feasible. While we do accept cases with lower damages, these cases must have unusual merit or social value before we would consider pursuing them.

In the end, the final decision as to whether or not we accept a client depends on each case. Unfortunately, we are not able to accept every good case (see who we work with). However, if we are unable, for any reason, to accept your case, we will always provide a referral to another lawyer.

Choose an Ontario personal injury lawyer who fights to receive maximum dollars for you and your family. Contact us today for immediate support and a free consultation.