Ontario Law Firm Blog

Windsor Police to Focus on Bicycle Safety through Saturday

The Windsor Police, backed by the Windsor Bicycling Committee, is conducting a bicycle safety campaign that will run through July 19. The campaign targets drivers and cyclists. The goal of the campaign is to encourage both cyclists and drivers to follow the rules of the road. If either party is found to be in violation,... Read More

Teen Hit By Windsor Police Car Now In Surgery

The 16 year old daughter of Ms. Jennifer Belle more is currently in hospital and entering surgery after being hit by an unmarked Windsor Police vehicle in Tecumseh on Thursday afternoon. While details of the incident are still being investigated by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the teenager was initially taken to and later released... Read More

Laura M. Pearce Featured in The Litigator Magazine

The law offices of Greg Monforton & Partners is proud to announce that an article by Laura M. Pearce, associate lawyer at the firm, has been featured in the July 2014 edition of The Litigator. Pearces editorial delves into the Compensation for Victims of Crime Act and why an overhaul is long overdue. The Act... Read More

Sherilyn Pickering Featured in The Litigator Magazine

At the law offices of Greg Monforton & Partners, we are proud to announce that an article about drinking and driving written by our very own personal injury lawyer Sherilyn Pickering has just been published in the July 2014 edition of The Litigatora magazine produced by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Pickering delves into... Read More

Red Light Accident At University Ave West Results In Multiple Injuries

Authorities from the Windsor Police have released details on a two vehicle accident that took place on Saturday afternoon at the Campbell Avenue and University Avenue West intersection in Windsor. While Police are still investigating the incident, sources close to the collision have advised that the driver of a silver Ford Focus one of the... Read More

Windsor Woman Suffers Serious Injuries during Accident Abroad

Galina Nedeltcheva, a Windsor resident, remains in intensive care after being involved in an accident nearly halfway across the world. On June 23, she was involved in a rollover accident in the seaside city of Varna in Bulgaria. She was hit from the passengers side and was trapped underneath the car when it rolled over.... Read More

Boating Tips for the Long Holiday Weekend

The Canada Day long weekend means that many more families and friends will look to spending their time boating. Unfortunately, this is also means popular boating areas will be much busier and there will be an increase in the number of boaters who have been drinking. The number of boating fatalities reported this year are... Read More

Speed-Related Fatalities Have More Than Doubled Since 2013

According to the Ontario Provincial Police, speed-related deaths have more than doubled in the past year. As of June 15, approximately 113 car accident fatalities have been reported; 33 deaths were related to speed while distracted driving and impaired driving were the cause of 24 and 9, respectively. According to the OPP, speed was a... Read More

Minister of Transport Announces New Regulations for Identifying Dangerous Goods

On Friday, June 20, Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt announced that new regulations to better identify dangerous goods being transported on Canadian roads and railways will be set in place in July of this year. The new regulations will fall in line with rules currently used in the United States and by the United Nations... Read More

Impaired Driver Arrested in Windsor Crash

On June 22 at approximately 8:20 a.m., an officer of the Ontario Provincial Police was flagged down after an accident took place on Ojibway Parkway in the City of Windsor. Upon responding to the crash, authorities determined one of the drivers, 54-year-old LaSalle resident Mitchell Clements, was impaired with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80... Read More