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January 9, 2019

by Admin2

Insurer withholds payment to cover care for Toronto van attack victim

In her 91 years, Aleksandra Kozhevnikova survived Stalinist Russia, served the allied war effort as a teenager in the 1940s, suffered the death of a child, taught special needs children and eventually came to Canada 12 years ago, where she has lived an independent and healthy life.

https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2019/01/08/insurer-stalls-on-payments-for-elderly-survivor-of-toronto-van-attack.html

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PCs launch review of Ontario auto insurance system

The Ontario government is reviewing the province’s auto insurance system in a bid to lower rates for drivers. 
 
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Ontario introduces auto insurance system review and public consultation

Plagued by high rates and low profitability, auto insurance in Ontario is now under official scrutiny. The Progressive Conservative government in the province has announced that it will be reviewing the auto insurance system as it looks to lower rates for drivers, which will involve examining practices in other jurisdictions to determine how to best tackle the issue and introduce competition into the system, according to the Canadian Press. 
 
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Survey: making auto insurance more accessible and affordable in Ontario

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The Use of Vehicle Damage Evidence in Low Speed Collisions – Ismail v. Fleming, 2018 ONSC 6311 (CanLII)

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO EXCLUDE VEHICLE DAMAGE EVIDENCE: a question of causation; probative value of evidence; prejudicial impact of introducing evidence of trivial impact; there were no meaningful concerns that the evidence in question would present anything in a biased, misleading or unreliable manner to undermine the plaintiff’s position in this litigation; low speed injuries 
 
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What’s private on mobile device? Courts work on this question.

The use of social media accounts as evidence in court rooms is becoming common. More than one insurance case has been made or broken by images of individuals doing things they claim they cannot, or by confirming that in fact individuals are not able to do what they would like. The gathering of the evidence has been straight forward to date. If the information is publicly available, then it is by and large considered admissible as evidence. 
 
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Consumers’ guide to long-term disability insurance

Long-term disability (LTD) insurance is designed to financially help those who suffer an injury or disability that prevents them from working, but Toronto plaintiff personal injury lawyer Brian Goldfinger says many people aren’t clear what their policies can — and can’t — do for them. 

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First responders suffering from ‘moral injury’

Any event, action or inaction transgressing our moral or ethical beliefs, expectations and standards can set the stage for what we call moral injury. While we often hear of moral injury among military and veterans, it is rather more recently that it has received increasing attention and recognition among police officers and first responders. 
 
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Concussion treatment met with both delight, skepticism

Some concussion sufferers say a chiropractic treatment called vestibular therapy has given them back their lives, but some doctors and neuroscientists are urging caution. 
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Post-retirement Disability Benefit 

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2018_12/page-49.html 
 

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