by Team Teggart | May 16, 2017 | Barrie Personal Injury Lawyers, Car Insurance, Drunk Driving, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury Law, Social Host Liability
With May long weekend and beautiful weather fast approaching you may be eagerly preparing to host family and friends for a barbecue, some games, and maybe a BYOB party. If you are, you should know that you may be legally responsible for the actions of your guests who...
by Bill Teggart | Apr 4, 2017 | Car Insurance, Head Injury, Pain
Proving pain in a personal injury trial comes with a number of challenges. First, pain is invisible. It cannot be shown on an x-ray, scan or test. On top of that, many people who sit on a jury are skeptical of personal injury lawyers like me. I get that. Likewise,...
by Bill Teggart | Apr 5, 2016 | Accident Benefits, Car Insurance, Catastrophic Injury, Motor Vehicle Accident, Optional Car Insurance Benefits, Reflections
By now, many of us have received notices from our car insurance companies about changes that are coming to the law in June 2016. It’s important for everyone to understand them so that our families are protected. But the Ontario government and our insurers are making...
by Bill Teggart | Jun 21, 2015 | Amputations, Bicycle Accident, Boating Accident, Catastrophic Injury, Motor Vehicle Accident, Reflections
13 years ago I became a father for the first time. Shocking as it may be to me, I am now the father of a teenager, and I remember the day like it was yesterday. It’s the day I became a protector. No doubt many fathers share the same experience. When the nurses handed...
by Bill Teggart | Jun 2, 2015 | Distracted driving, Motor Vehicle Accident, Reflections, Safety, Safety Tips
Last night I witnessed a car hit a jogger on my way home from work. I was driving along the beautiful waterfront of our City. It was about 6:30 and it was still bright and clear with a bit of a chill in the air. There was a lot of traffic on the road because the area...