Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 19, 2015 in Truck Accidents
The westbound lanes of Highway 401 were fully reopened Wednesday evening, following a 50-car pileup. Authorities found dozens of trucks, tankers and tractor trailers scattered across a stretch of the 401 between County Rd. 30 in Belleville and County Rd. 40 in Trenton, just after midnight. Authorities say the massive pile-up was triggered by icy roads.... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 18, 2015 in Truck Accidents
Isabelle Hains of Bathurst, N.B., and Stella Gurr of Nanaimo, B.C. call themselves Van Angels. After both of their sons died in separate accidents while riding in 15-passenger vans for school-related functions, Hains and Gurr are crusading for legislation that might prevent future tragedies under similar circumstances. The pair proposed an amendment to Canada’s Motor... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 17, 2015 in Auto Accident News
The public and national safety officials have anxiously awaited results of testing that may determine whether guardrails manufactured by Trinity Industries, Inc. should be removed from highways across Canada and the United States, and the results of those tests are now ready for review. Surprisingly to many, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) found that... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 10, 2015 in Bicycle Accidents
A determined 80-year-old with multiple fractures from bike-bus collision hopes to ride again, soon. Lucette May suffered multiple fractures, following a collision that left her jammed between the snowbank and a Transit Windsor bus last week. Her injuries include a broken rib, a broken bone in her foot and two fractures to her pelvis. Long Road to Recovery While May remains on... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 6, 2015 in Auto Accident News
After a Lambton County law enforcement officers cruiser was struck in Sarnia Tuesday morning, officers are reminding motorists that driving too fast for conditions is dangerous particularly during the winter months. Ontario Provincial Police say that the accident happened while emergency crews were responding to another accident, late Tuesday morning on March 3. The first... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 5, 2015 in General Interest
Across Canada, transportation safety officials are eager to receive test results which would determine what should be done with thousands of allegedly defective guardrails manufactured by Trinity Industries, Inc. and used throughout the country. At issue is the safety of the guardrails themselves. Rather than protecting motorists in a crash, Trinity’s ET-Plus System roadside barricades... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 4, 2015 in General Interest
In a recent interview conducted by the University of Windsor, our very own Greg Monforton was asked to expand on a variety of topics including his thoughts on what he considers to be the foundations of a good lawyer and his view of where law as an industry is headed in the near future. Click... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on February 26, 2015 in Auto Accident News
Most of us believe that distracted driving is always the result of text messaging or talking on the phone, but there are numerous other causes of distracted driving, and one of them is pets in a car. An unrestrained pet in car results in a driver focusing on where the pet is rather than on... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on February 25, 2015 in Auto Accident News
We have new information about a three-vehicle crash that happened on Manning Road, north of Baseline Road on Monday. We’ve learned a 64-year-old truck driver is now facing careless driving charges. According to a report from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), a van that was heading northbound on Manning Road stopped to make a turn when... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on February 24, 2015 in Mass Torts
Smoking kills. Its a powerful and true statement. However, despite educating people about the consequences and dangers, despite Big Tobacco publicly addressing smoking’s adverse health effects, nicotine manipulation and the impact of secondhand smoke – it appears the battle against Big Tobacco is far from over. Smoking Is Still Big Business While the number... Read More
