Resolving Personal Injury Claims Involving Children Sadly, all too often children can and do get injured: An adult insists that a 10 year old neighbour have a spin on his ATV, which then crashes into a tree. A man rigs up his own zipline and a 15 year old girl falls from it, shattering her feet. A […]
Distracted Driving: Causes, Penalties & Lawsuits Distracted driving causes more fatal car crashes than impaired driving In Ontario alone, the number of deaths caused by distracted drivers has doubled in the past 15 years. Statistics also show that one person is injured every 30 minutes as a result of distracted driving, and that you’re four […]
Wrongful Dismissal Claims: When An Employer Plays Bait and Switch Dave called me up last year. He worked for the same Collingwood construction company for 27 years. He was good at what he did and was well paid. Last year, the company announced that Dave’s construction unit would be sold. The word went out that […]
Your Rights As An Employee During The COVID-19 Pandemic Let Tamming Law help answer your questions about your employment and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis. Canada has never faced a crisis of this nature before. Most employers are running scared. Their cash on hand is being drained as they try to continue to make payroll. Most […]
IF I WAS INJURED AT WORK, WHY CAN’T I SUE? If you are injured in the course of many kinds of work, often you have no right to sue. You are stuck with the inferior benefits of our worker’s compensation system (“WSIB”). The law puts a huge “No Trespassing” sign in front of your local […]
Worried About Being A Plaintiff in Court? Read This Guide With luck, you will only be a plaintiff once in your life. No one goes to school for this, and I have noticed that there really is not much literature on how to be a plaintiff. Lawyers somehow assume that clients will “get it” somehow […]
Why Should You Consider Hiring A Local Law Firm? It seems to me about once a month we inherit a client from another law firm located out of this region. These clients are almost always frustrated. They have had limited to no face-to-face communication with the law clerks working on the file, let alone the […]
Slip and Fall Injuries: Personal and Business Owner Liability “You should have watched where you were going.” Last year, 21,000 Ontarians attended emergency wards after falling on ice or snow. Some were drinking. Others were wearing Crocs. Still others were running like it was a summer day. Some injured victims do attract blame. But thousands […]
Wrongfully Dismissed? The 6 Legal Rights You Need To Know About Port Elgin lawyer John A. Tamming represents employees who are wrongfully terminated, helping fight for full compensation and ensuring the employee’s rights are protected. When it comes to terminating employees, employers do not always do what is required by law. There are many misconceptions […]
4 Things an Employment Lawyer Can Do to Help You Collingwood employment lawyer John A. Tamming is skilled at advising his clients on all aspects of employment law, from reviewing job offers to negotiating termination packages. If you are wondering whether you could benefit from the assistance of an employment lawyer, read on for our […]
