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How “buying Canadian” can protect your family when vacation injuries strike

by Brian Hebert

Avoid vacation litigation nightmares.

Avoid vacation litigation nightmares.

One of my pet peeves is the way many resort owners in Mexico and the Caribbean have structured their operations to shield themselves from liability for injuries they cause to their guests through their own negligence.  Canadians can, and should, take steps to avoid being left empty-handed in the event of vacation accidents.

Each winter over 3 million Canadians book vacation packages to Mexico and the Caribbean. Unfortunately, many of them will be injured while at their resort or while participating in an off-resort excursion. Their injuries will range from minor cuts and bruises to quadriplegia and everything in between. Some injuries will even prove fatal. Sadly, for these travelers and their families, when an injury is caused by the fault of another, obtaining full and fair compensation can be difficult.