In addition to my slip and fall practice, I am also a Toronto disability lawyer who helps individuals whose short-term and long term disability claims have been denied. Please visit my disability law website which contains both a long-term disability guide as well as a short-term disability law guide. I also have a disability blog […]

On December 15, 2008, Justice A.J. Stong of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released the Guy v. Toronto (City) court case involving a slip & fall accident. The case touches on a number of important legal issues involving liability in slip & falls on municipal property. The Facts On March 11, 1999, Ms. Vier […]

The first defence raised by the City of Toronto was that Ms. Guy’s lawsuit was barred by the Municipal Act because she failed to give notice of her claim in writing by registered mail and within seven days (note that current requirement is 10 days). Ms. Guy’s fall occurred on March 11, 1999. Five days […]