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McLeish Orlando Applauds Toronto Star for Balanced Coverage
In an earlier post, we criticized a Toronto Star column for biased coverage of recent auto insurance changes. The column, which was written by a Joel Cohen, a representative of the auto industry,...
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Fight Continues for Access to Benefits for Severely Injured Accident Victims
The Ontario government is completing a review on what constitutes a “catastrophic impairment” when a person is injured in a car accident. The definition is critical: a person who has suffered a...
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Is a Carjacking An “Accident”?
On February 26, 2000, Michael Downer pulled into a Scarborough gas station in his Jeep. He left the engine on the Jeep running while he sat in the driver’s seat and separated money from his wallet to...
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Kusnierz: A Return to Combining WPI Scores for Catastrophic Impairment
Seriously injured accident victims received an early Christmas present from the Ontario Court of Appeal this morning. The Court released its long-awaited decision on catastrophic impairment in...
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Pastore v. Aviva: A Single Mental & Behavioural Disorder is Sufficient for...
The Ontario Court of Appeal released the Pastore v. Aviva decision today and decided that a marked impairment of a single area or aspect of functioning is enough to designate a person as...
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Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms: One Assessment of Damages, Multiple...
The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision In Martin v. Fleming earlier this week. The issue in dispute was whether a plaintiff who was injured in multiple collisions and is having both actions...
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Insurance Bureau of Canada Misinforms Officials, OTLA Taking Action
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association has recently sent out a newsletter to every MPP in Ontario regarding the Insurance Bureau of Canada misinforming officials about insurance premiums, claims cost...
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Court Ruling: Defendant Rental Car Company Must Remain in Action
Mr. Smith suffered serious injuries in a single vehicle collision involving a rental car owned by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Mr. Smith was a passenger in the car and the driver of Mr. Smith’s vehicle held...
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No need for review of catastrophic provisions
An auto insurance industry review of catastrophic impairment provisions is unnecessary at this time, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando says in Law Times. The provincial government has...
View ArticlePractical Strategies Webinar: Auto Insurance Law Impacting You and Your Clients
The Practical Strategies webinar aired on April 30, 2013. This webinar will update you on how lawyers and health care providers are coping with the evolving challenges of working in the constantly...
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