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  Personal injury cases  will most often take several years to settle. While this may seem “wrong” the reality is that the vast majority of  accident cases  need this much time to be resolved properly. Personal injury cases that are reconciled quickly are most often settled for too little compensation without regard to the real impact of the injury on the victim.  Personal injury cases take time to get a complete picture  The average amount of time for a personal injury claim to be resolved ranges from 2 to 5 years after the accident. The cases that take the longest to settle are the ones that involve complex injuries where extensive treatment and time is needed to determine the extent and severity of the injury. The litigation process is somewhat bureaucratic and the necessary court resources are not always immediately available. However, it would be wrong to entirely blame the “Court” for the time it takes to resolve a case.  Most cases require ...

 The very simple answer is “yes”.  At some point you will be acting as a witness in your own case. However, do not worry! You are never acting on your own and you will not be required to figure it all out by yourself.   Your  personal injury lawyer in Ottawa  from QTMG LLP will be by your side explaining, guiding, and protecting you from any unfair or improper questioning.  Being a witness in your own personal injury case is unavoidable. The case is about “you” and therefore you need to be heard from. When you think of the word “witness” you may only think about being in a witness box in a Courtroom, being interrogated by a defense lawyer attacking you with personal questions. It may surprise you to learn that you will be a witness in many different ways long before you enter a witness box. In fact, because a great many cases are resolved before they need to go to trial, it is unlikely that you will need to enter a witness box.  In what ways ...

  While anyone contemplating bringing a claim for injuries sustained might worry about “going to trial”, it is very likely a fool’s errand to wonder about this question at the start of a case. There are far too many variables in every personal injury case to be able to know if a case will go to trial. That being said, the vast majority of civil cases do not go to trial.    For many people the idea of going to trial is a stressful thing to contemplate. A lot of people would find that simply going to see an  accident lawyer in Ottawa  is stressful enough. They can’t even contemplate the worry and stress involved with going to a courtroom, being called to the stand to testify, and then to be cross-examined. The idea of having to speak in public, being asked difficult questions, and being grilled by another  personal injury lawyer  is not most people’s idea of a fun day. Unfortunately, sometimes it is necessary to go to trial for justice to be done. While ...