by Barbara Webster-Evans | Oct 4, 2012 | Case Results
A lack of understanding about how to value a serious brain injury case is very common – even amongst lawyers. We recently settled a claim for a young man who sustained a severe brain injury at the age of 13. He was struck by a car while riding his bike on a road near...
by Barbara Webster-Evans | Jul 13, 2011 | Community Events & Programs, News & Research
SickKids Centre for Brain & Behaviour 2nd Biennial Conference – Brain Injury in Children July 12 – 14, 2011 – Toronto, Canada Day one of the conference was dedicated to a review of issues relating to birth injury and neonatal encephalopathy. We had...
by Barbara Webster-Evans | Jun 13, 2011 | News & Research
Not all brain injury arises from a traumatic event. A number of our clients have developed a often irreversible brain disorder called tardive dyskinesia (tardive means “delayed” and dyskinesia means “abnormal movement”). Tardive dyskinesia is a...
by Barbara Webster-Evans | Jun 7, 2011 | News & Research
We tend to think about injuries arising from vehicle collisions as simply the result of “motor vehicle collisions” and that the rules associated with driving are the same whether the vehicle involved in a collision is a motor cycle, sports car, family van, snow plow...
by Barbara Webster-Evans | Apr 18, 2011 | Case Results, Legal Articles & Tips
In most cases an adult is legally capable of making their own decisions, to initiate, and settle a legal action. However, if a person is not legally competent to manage their own affairs or to make proper decisions in their own interest, someone else can (and should)...