| I had a
promising career in a building technology career after completing my
studies and starting work in my field. This all came to an end when I
was injured in a serious accident. I have never been able to return to
work, but because I did not have any broken bones no one wanted to
believe me. Even my own doctor expelled me from his practice and
refused to state that I was disabled. I could not get help anywhere and
could only find solace in drugs and alcohol. My wife left me and I lost
my family life. My insurance company cut me off my income replacement
benefits. I was without resources. I went to Mr. Obradovich who brought
proceedings against my insurer. It wanted to treat my case as a
frivolous one. Not only did Mr. Obradovich take my case to arbitration,
which lasted for weeks, he arranged for it to take place in my home
town. The insurer’s first offer only came on the first day of
trial. It was turned down. Mr. Obradovich won my case and I was paid
all the benefits that I was owed for 4 years, but not before the
insurer appealed. After the insurer had exhausted all its appeals its
lawyer told Mr. Obradovich that if she was ever injured she would hire
him to be her lawyer. I am still receiving benefits.
Dan. A.,
Peterborough, Ontario
I am a housewife with a young
son who was dependant upon my husband for financial support. On his way
to work he came to a stop to let an ambulance proceeding to an
emergency go by when he was hit from behind by a truck. My husband was
not able to work and as a result of his injuries developed
psychological problems which became a disabling condition. I was
referred to Mr. Obradovich who agreed to take our case. The defendant
in this case tried to settle this case at mediation. When this
didn’t work it put my husband and I through many days of
discovery and hired 6 defence medical experts in an effort to discredit
my husband. One of the defendant experts even sought the administration
of a truth serum. At a second mediation we were finally able to arrive
at a negotiated figure that was satisfactory for us, which the
defendant lawyer and his client representative were prepared to accept
subject to approval of the top brass. This never came. Six weeks before
trial we were advised that the defendant would not agree to the
settlement. Mr. Obradovich put the resources of his entire office into
the preparation of our case for trial over the next 6 weeks. On the
second day before trial, after the lawyers attended a pre-trial
conference before a judge, a settlement was reached which gave us the
same amount of money that we should have received at the mediation.
Mary. M.,
Mississauga, Ontario
I thought my case was
straightforward as I was clearly disabled, but I had trouble with my
lawyer who wanted to force me into a settlement. I went to Mr.
Obradovich who within 90 days obtained a settlement that was 10 times
more than what my previous lawyer asked me to sign for.
Rose A.,
Scarborough, Ontario
I came to Canada as an immigrant
and through the hard work of my wife and I over 30 years built up a
business that we wanted to leave to our son who had joined us after his
university schooling. Unfortunately, we were sued by a customer who
claimed that we, and in particular my wife, had falsified documents and
misled them about the specifications of the product we were supplying.
These were very difficult allegations for us to cope with after decades
of hard and honest work. Their claim was for 7 figures and would have
depleted the assets of our business. During the discovery phase the
customer’s lawyer directly accused us of lying and in the
same breath announced that his client had discovered new damages that
would quadruple its claim. We knew we could be ruined but still had
faith in ourselves and our ethics. When this case was finally resolved
with the help of Mr. Obradovich our customer paid us what it owed on
our account and our legal fees.
Michael S.,
Mississauga, Ontario
I was a teacher who as a result
of an accident developed fibromyalgia and lost my career. Although it
is now recognised by the American Medical Association, at that time
this was not a well known condition and considered dubious by many
doctors. Mr. Obradovich who was well aware of this condition took my
case to a successful conclusion.
Anna H.,
Brampton, Ontario
Both my wife and I held down
factory jobs when she was injured in an accident. Although she had
legal representation she settled her claim at an early part of her
lawsuit. I was asked to agree to waive my claim for loss of care,
guidance and companionship by reason of her injuries for no
consideration what so ever. I did not think this was right and went to
Mr. Obradovich. He selected trial by jury for my case. The lawyers for
the defence sought to obtain court orders dismissing my action
summarily and striking out the jury notice. When these tactics failed
and they realised that Mr. Obradovich was intent on taking my case to
trial they asked to settle the case. In a bittersweet result I ended up
receiving more money than my wife did in her settlement.
Vlad D.,
Hamilton, Ontario
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