If I lose control of my car and leave it blocking some of the road, can I be liable for somebody else hitting it? What if it’s a dark night, I don’t turn on my hazards, nor put out reflectors
Read More →If I have the right-of-way, can I be found liable for an evasive action – causing a collision or crash – to avoid another vehicle who had a duty to yield? What is my duty as a driver who possesses
Read More →If I am injured in a crash, will my failure to wear a seatbelt impact my ability to recover compensation for my injuries? What if the defence cannot prove that a seatbelt would have made any difference to my injuries? In
Read More →If a child-pedestrian is struck, can the child be found partially at-fault? Should a child be held to an adult standard of reasonableness? What if the child is not yet 10 years old? In the Ontario Supreme Court case of
Read More →If I see someone starting to slide on snowy roads, what does the law expect me to do? Is there a ‘wrong choice’ of precautionary step? In a recent judgment of British Columbia’s Court of Appeal, the court unanimously upheld
Read More →I am involved in a motor vehicle crash and it is alleged that I am partially at fault. How will the court apportion liability? Also, how will this impact the amount that I am awarded? In the recent case of
Read More →Can I be assessed contributory negligence if I am riding with a novice driver who I know to be exceeding his or her license limitations? What is my duty to avoid a potentially dangerous situation as a passenger? In the
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