{"id":686,"date":"2015-08-14T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaughaninjurylawyers.com\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2015-08-14T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T10:00:30","slug":"youve-been-assaulted-what-are-your-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/youve-been-assaulted-what-are-your-options\/","title":{"rendered":"You\u2019ve Been Assaulted \u2013 What Are Your Options?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It can happen anywhere.\u00a0 In a bar, at a party, or just right on the street.\u00a0 Maybe some words were exchanged, maybe there was a long-simmering dislike, or maybe you didn\u2019t know your attacker at all.\u00a0 But it happened.\u00a0 You were assaulted and injured by another person.\u00a0 The first things you should do are seek medical attention and inform the police.\u00a0 Once those things have been taken care of you need to consider the incident and your options moving forward.<\/p>\n

Kinds of Assault<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assault can occur in any number of places \u2013 on the street, in clubs, at sporting events, or other locations, and can be perpetrated both by random people and those in positions of authority such as security guards, bouncers, or employees of the business.\u00a0 There\u2019s no situation that would preclude you from being able to take legal action but it may affect who might be held accountable.<\/p>\n

Learn more about types of Assault.<\/a><\/p>\n

Types of Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many types of injuries that can result from assault.\u00a0 The most obvious are cuts and broken bones.\u00a0 However severe damage to the head and neck from a continued barrage \u2013 as when the victim is continually struck while on the ground \u2013 can lead to significant long-term health ailments.\u00a0 Shooting and stabbing can also obviously lead to significant issues.\u00a0 Psychological trauma is also common after assault especially in situations where the assailant may be known or trusted.\u00a0 Sexual assault especially can lead to emotional distress which can in turn cause serious depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n

Liability<\/strong><\/p>\n

The obvious culprit in terms of liability is the attacker \u2013 the one who directly caused the injury.\u00a0 However there may be grounds for others to be held responsible.\u00a0 If it was a result of improper security or if management at the location knew they had a problem with someone potentially violent and did not attempt to remedy the situation they too could be held liable.<\/p>\n

Assault is a punishing event, regardless of type, and you should seek recompense for any pain you have suffered.\u00a0 Take action today and call Conte & Associates at 1-877-614-0008. Based in Vaughan, Conte & Associates works with clients in\u00a0Vaughan\u00a0and in the surrounding cities of: Thornhill, Woodbridge, Concord, Kleinberg, Maple and Richmond Hill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It can happen anywhere.\u00a0 In a bar, at a party, or just right on the street.\u00a0 Maybe some words were exchanged, maybe there was a long-simmering dislike, or maybe you didn\u2019t know your attacker at all.\u00a0 But it happened.\u00a0 You were assaulted and injured by another person.\u00a0 The first things you should do are seek […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[340],"tags":[341,247,342],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}