Southwestern Ontario city of London, with its busy streets, busy campus areas and to be honest, crazy traffic and construction that just never seems to slow down, makes it a nightmare for students, medical professionals and factory workers to get around. It’s a regular struggle to get across the street near the university, navigate hospital districts with all those ambulances flying by, and dodge the industrial zones where accidents can happen all too easily. People have to put up with crowded crossings near campus, hospital traffic, and the constant risk of workplace accidents just while they’re going about their day jobs, walking between classes, heading to the hospital or just showing up to the factories that are the backbone of the local economy.
We help people who’ve found themselves in a real bind when they were just going about their daily routine, going between classes, paying a visit to one of the big hospitals, or working at the factories that employ thousands of folks in the area. If you’re one of those people, there are free consultation services to help you get the legal help you need, without breaking the bank. We know that folks on tight budgets, students, families just trying to make ends meet, shouldn’t have to worry about being able to afford good legal advice. So, you can come in and talk to us about your accident, get a handle on what your rights are, and figure out if you’ve got a shot at getting some compensation without having to shell out any cash up front. Not all injuries are visible. We represent individuals dealing with psychological injury following trauma or negligence.
It’s not all straightforward, accidents can happen anywhere, including on campus. To make sense of them, you need to think about campus liability issues, student housing problems, and the sheer number of people rushing around, that’s what happens in a big academic community. Western University brings a boatload of students into the area, and that changes the whole traffic flow, making accidents more likely around campus buildings. You’ve got slip and fall accidents on university sidewalks, accidents with campus vehicles, and all sorts of injuries that come from students going about their business, each one presents a different set of challenges than a regular old personal injury case.
When you come in for a free consultation, we take a real close look at every detail of your accident and the injuries you suffered. We do this by reviewing your medical records, incident reports, insurance paperwork, campus safety reports if they’re relevant, and witness accounts. The aim is to give you a realistic take on how your case is likely to pan out, and what kind of damages you might be able to get for your losses.
The medical area around University Hospital and all the other healthcare facilities has its own way of doing things, with crazy parking lots, ambulance traffic and people rushing around in a panic. That can lead to all sorts of accidents, car wrecks, parking lot mishaps, and slip-and-fall cases that just need a closer look to figure out who’s responsible. Injured in a bar or restaurant? We handle restaurant and bar liability claims related to unsafe conditions, assaults, or over-service of alcohol.
London’s got a lot of manufacturing plants, which can make workplaces pretty hazardous, and when an accident happens, you need to know the law inside and out to deal with it. Food processing factories, automotive suppliers and other industrial operations all have their own unique risks that can cause all sorts of problems, heavy machinery, chemical exposure and repetitive motion issues. When you’re trying to get cash for work-related injuries, you really need to understand the safety rules that apply in those fields, and that’s often not easy.
Insurance companies are always on the phone to people right after an accident, sometimes even before they’ve had a full medical check-up or figured out just how bad their injuries are. And, let’s be honest, these insurance companies aren’t calling to check on your wellbeing, they’re calling to get you to take a low-ball settlement. We tell our clients to be careful about making recorded statements or taking those first offers without talking to a lawyer first.
Traffic jams and construction that just never ends, this is all part of what makes car accidents such a problem in our metropolitan area. When you come in for a free consultation with a personal injury lawyer in London, we’ll talk about all the things that might affect your case, depending where and how your accident happened.
At Longo Lawyers, we make sure we keep track of every single deadline and keep them on track. We also take the time to explain our contingency fee system to you, which is pretty straightforward, you don’t pay our lawyer’s fees unless your case is successful. That way, good legal advice is available to everyone in our community, regardless of their budget.