Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 25, 2014 in Firm News
For the tenth consecutive year, firm founder Greg Monforton has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada, one of the most prestigious honours achieved within the legal industry. Based on ratings from peers within the legal industry, our firm once again has the pleasure of be counted among the top firms in Canada. Inclusion in... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 22, 2014 in Auto Accident News
The Windsor Star reports that Honda is recalling 12,000 of its 2015 Fit subcompacts to retool the bumpers after its first iteration failed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) small overlap test. The Fit received only a marginal rating from the IIHS due to the weakness of its front bumper. In the small overlap... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 21, 2014 in Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcyclists safety is becoming an issue of growing concern among the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The force notes that 2014 is on track to being the deadliest year in the last seven for motorcyclists, with 25 riders and one passenger having been killed in accidents so far. OPP is bringing awareness to this fact to... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 20, 2014 in Firm News
Greg Monforton & Partners is proud to announce that partner Jennifer Bezaire has been appointed as co-chair of the 2015 spring conference of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA). The agenda for the conference has not yet been set, but judging on past events the seminar is sure to be educational and a wonderful opportunity... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 19, 2014 in Truck Accidents
Four firefighters and the driver of a van were hospitalized following a crash of the Windsor Fire Departments Engine 5 at the intersection of Cabana Road and Dougall Avenue on Monday, Aug. 18., the Windsor Star reports. According to Fire Chief David Ellis, the fire truck sustained major damage to its front bumper, resulting in... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 15, 2014 in Bicycle Accidents
A recent investigation by the police services board has found that between Nov. 2013 and Aug. 2014, police received more than 60 reports of bicyclists being doored, wherein a stopped car suddenly opens its door and hits a cyclist. In 2012 and 2013, Toronto police didn’t track these incidents after a change in the provincial... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 13, 2014 in Personal Injury
A new report produced by Prithwish De, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto, suggests that Premarin and Premplus, two popular menopause drugs, could cause breast cancer. According to the report, hormone replacement therapy was a risk factor in an estimated 12,000 new Canadian breast cancer cases discovered between 1994 and 2006.... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on in Motorcycle Accidents
On Wednesday morning, a 52-year-old motorcyclist involved in a collision at Rochester Townline Road and County Road 46 died at the scene of the crash. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 11:25 a.m. and found that a motorcyclist had collided with a pickup truck that pulled into the cyclists path from a stop sign.... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 8, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Two fatal pedestrian accidents were reported on Thursday near North York along Highway 400 and near Yonge Street. Early Thursday morning, an 82-year-old woman from Vaughn was pronounced dead on the scene after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Highway 400. Her family had reported her missing around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Initially,... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 6, 2014 in Truck Accidents
Four days after a dump truck accident damaged the Burlington Skyways structure and forced motorists to re-think their travel plans, the Skyway has finally reopened. On Thursday, July 31, Sukhvinder Singh Rai, was driving a dump truck and attempted to travel over the bridge with the trucks bed raised. The bed slammed into the bridges... Read More
