How long do you expect my personal injury case to take before it is resolved?

Litigation is a long process and every case is different. There are common stages to all Ontario personal injury actions, including:

• Starting a lawsuit (issuing a statement of claim): This must be done within two years of the date of the incident.
• Examinations for discovery: This generally occurs within about a year of the commencement of the lawsuit.
• Mediation: This generally occurs within about a year of the Examinations for Discovery.
• Pre-trial conference: This can occur within about a year of the Mediation.
• Trial: This can occur anywhere from 3 to 5 years after the lawsuit has been started.

A claim can settle at any point throughout this timeline.