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Keeping a Young Mind: Senior Driver Safety

2023-09-29T19:12:39-04:00

Henry Ford, the automotive juggernaut founder and captain of industry, said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.  Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young”. When it comes to senior drivers (drivers who are 80 years old and above), ongoing education not only helps foster a young mind, but also a safety-conscious one.  In this blog, we will review the law related to safety for senior drivers, discuss age factors to consider, provide proactive driving fitness recommendations, and suggest driving safety tips. The Law Section 16 of [...]

Keeping a Young Mind: Senior Driver Safety2023-09-29T19:12:39-04:00

Look Well To The Spine For The Cause of Disease: Spinal Cord Injuries

2023-09-29T19:14:26-04:00

The pioneering Greek physician Hippocrates, known as “The Father of Western Medicine”, said “Look well to the spine for the cause of disease". Hippocrates’ insight is as acute today as it was more than two thousand years ago – given the spine’s essential function, injuries can have catastrophic effects.  In this blog, we examine the nature of spinal cord injury and medical negligence. Nature of Spinal Cord Injury: Occurrence, Causes, Injuries, and Symptoms A spinal cord injury typically occurs when a traumatic event causes: Direct damage to spinal cord cells or cuts the nerve pathways which carry messages throughout the spinal [...]

Look Well To The Spine For The Cause of Disease: Spinal Cord Injuries2023-09-29T19:14:26-04:00

Carefulness Costs You Nothing: Careless Driving May Cost You Your Life

2023-09-29T19:15:51-04:00

During the Progressive Era of the 1900’s, a period characterized by widespread social activism and political reform in the United States, public health and safety concerns took the form of awareness campaigns.  One such campaign proclaimed: “Carefulness costs you nothing. Carelessness may cost you your life”. Though these words are from a century vastly different from our own, the message still resonates today; particularly, in the context of driving.  At best, careless driving may cost you a fine or time in prison and, at worst, it may result in serious injury or loss of life. In this blog, we will discuss [...]

Carefulness Costs You Nothing: Careless Driving May Cost You Your Life2023-09-29T19:15:51-04:00

See the Safe Path: Truck Accidents and Personal Injury

2023-09-29T19:17:34-04:00

Noted poet and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, wrote that it’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. When you look at personal injury accidents involving commercial transport trucks, you may only see catastrophic consequences.  But, we are here to show you common causes of such accidents and provide you with safety recommendations to help you see your way to avoiding potential injury and tragedy. Common Causes of Truck Accidents According to national transportation statistics, more than 80% of fatal commercial transport truck (for ease, we’ll simply call them a “truck” or “trucks”) crashes and more than 50% [...]

See the Safe Path: Truck Accidents and Personal Injury2023-09-29T19:17:34-04:00

With You at Every Stop: Bus Accidents and Personal Injury

2023-09-29T19:19:08-04:00

Oprah Winfrey said that lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.  We are that someone – there for you when a crisis arises and providing you with support to get you where you need to go. In the context of bus accidents and personal injury, such support can take the form of preparation and awareness, so in this blog, we will discuss safety recommendations and personal injury claim guidance. Safety Recommendations Taking the bus is typically considered a safe [...]

With You at Every Stop: Bus Accidents and Personal Injury2023-09-29T19:19:08-04:00

Hiring a Lawyer Blog: “Support Any Friend, Oppose Any Foe”

2023-09-29T19:20:28-04:00

In speaking about adversity, John F. Kennedy vowed that “…we shall bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, and oppose any foe”.  Though at the time these words related to global diplomacy, they nonetheless stand as a mantra for the lawyers of McNally Gervan.  When it comes to your case, we will support you in every way possible and zealously advocate on your behalf.  In this blog, we will discuss what to do when an accident occurs and what to look for when meeting with a lawyer for the first time. What To Do When an Accident Occurs A [...]

Hiring a Lawyer Blog: “Support Any Friend, Oppose Any Foe”2023-09-29T19:20:28-04:00

Fated Encounters: Motor Vehicle Accidents

2023-09-29T19:21:58-04:00

The celebrated Spanish artist Pablo Picasso did not believe in accidents and said, “There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents”.  Although Picasso was speaking in the abstract, his words do resonate in the context of motor vehicle accidents.  Many collisions may arise out of chance, fluke, or unintentional behaviour, but many more are caused by the intentional behaviour of drivers and, though called accidents, are in fact fated encounters.  In this blog, we review the law related to the top three intentional behaviours that cause motor vehicle “accidents” to occur: distracted driving, careless driving, and driving under the [...]

Fated Encounters: Motor Vehicle Accidents2023-09-29T19:21:58-04:00

Simple Pleasure, Simple Protection: Cycling Safety

2023-09-29T19:23:02-04:00

John F. Kennedy wrote that, “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride”.  In Ottawa, that simple pleasure now enjoys greater protection with the recent addition of high-tech warning lights at the historically treacherous intersection of O’Connor and Waverley Streets.  These warning lights alert motorists of an approaching cyclist’s intention to make a left turn, thereby creating an enhanced level of awareness and vigilance.  While high-tech innovations are important for cycling safety, so too are low-tech cyclist safety precautions and in this blog we have provided you with an overview of safety equipment, a guide to cycling in traffic, [...]

Simple Pleasure, Simple Protection: Cycling Safety2023-09-29T19:23:02-04:00

McNally Gervan Has a New Partner!

2023-09-29T19:24:26-04:00

McNally Gervan LLP is excited and proud to announce that Greg Gilhooly has joined the partnership effective June 1, 2017. Greg has distinguished himself as a forceful and thoughtful advocate since his call to the Bar in 2011. Greg joined Mcnally Gervan LLP in 2012 and has been a a vital part of the firm's rapid growth and success. Greg will continue to practice in the area of personal injury, insurance and medical malpractice litigation.

McNally Gervan Has a New Partner!2023-09-29T19:24:26-04:00

Law Society Rules on Referral Fees

2023-09-29T19:25:54-04:00

The Law Society has approved a limit for referral fees based on a percentage of the legal fee. Effective April 27, 2017 a lawyer may pay another lawyer or paralegal a referral fee of 15% for the first $50,000 of legal fees and 5% of all legal fees thereafter, to an absolute maximum of $25,000. The new rules are clearly aimed at the new business of getting personal injury claims and then passing on the work to another lawyer or law firm in exchange for a referral fee. Reports indicate that referral fees have become a significant portion of some lawyers' [...]

Law Society Rules on Referral Fees2023-09-29T19:25:54-04:00

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