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July 9, 2018

by Admin2

End use of ghostwriters in medical reports: lawyers

Lawyers who act for plaintiffs in personal injury cases are calling for the end of the use of ghostwriters in the creation of expert medical reports.

And although the issue hasn’t often been directly addressed in Ontario courts, there is indication that the judiciary has found problems with the approach.

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Is it legal for insurance companies to spy on businesses and clients?

Tasha is joined by 640 Toronto’s Legal Analyst Joseph Neuberger to discuss the issue in response to an autoshop suing Aviva for spying on them. 
 
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8 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Motor Vehicle Accident Injury Lawsuits in Ontario

Each year thousands of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are injured in motor vehicle accidents in Ontario. Many never fully recover from their injuries and are left to deal with pain, limitations, medical and rehabilitation expenses and loss of income. Serious injury victims may have a right to compensation (damages) through the court system. 

https://www.thomsonrogers.com/news/8-things-you-probably-dont-know-about-motor-vehicle-accident-injury-lawsuits-in-ontario/

 
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Distracted Driving Laws in Ontario

Distracted driving is a safety issue that affects all Canadians. It is a national concern. All of Canada’s provinces, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories have some form of distracted driving legislation in place. 
 
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How Much Can the Province Do About Car Insurance Rates in Brampton?

The high rates for auto insurance premiums was an issue that garnered some attention during the recent provincial election campaign. Two of the four major parties proposed eliminating the geographical rating by one’s postal code in order to solve the issue of high insurance premiums. 
 
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Insurance apps offer big discounts but want your data. Should you download?

Insurance companies have a new proposition: You let them follow you around in the car or monitor your physical activity, and if you’re a good driver or healthy individual, they’ll give you low premiums. 
 
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‘It’s just a step in the process.’ Families relieved as charges laid against Calgary truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

CALGARY—Three months after the fatal crash involving the Humboldt Broncos, Saskatchewan RCMP have charged the 29-year-old driver who was behind the wheel when his truck and the junior hockey team’s bus collided. 
 
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Melissa Miller Speaks Out for Disabled Client Evicted from Nursing Home

Our client, Rohan Salmon, has been living at a Sunrise Senior Living facility for the past 16 years since a car accident left him a quadriplegic. He has now received a notice from the Sheriff and Sunrise Senior Living that he is being evicted. 
 
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Celia Yang and Co-Operators General Insurance Company 2018-06-27, Appeal, Final Decision, FSCO 5585 

https://www5.fsco.gov.on.ca/AD/5585

Under section 283 of the Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. I.8 as it read immediately before being amended by Schedule 3 to the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014, and Regulation 664, R.R.O. 1990, as amended, it is ordered that:

1.                  The Arbitrator’s order of October 2, 2017 is set aside in its entirety. 

2.                  Arbitrator Musson is recused from further involvement in FSCO File No. A13-015345-ET.

3.                  The motion originally scheduled to be heard by Arbitrator Musson (which included the request for a stay of the hearing pending the insurer’s completion of an Insurer’s examination catastrophic determination paper review) is sent back to be heard by a different arbitrator.

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