Take action to protect yourself after an accident: Ford
Ford, partner with Cates Ford Epp, says many drivers don’t realize they have an obligation to “make a reasonable effort” to get information from the other person after they have been involved in a collision. They don’t often fully comprehend what that means.
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Champerty, Maintenance & Litigation Lending
Concerns over litigation lending have long be rooted in fears of champerty and maintenance; maintenance of an action in exchange for a promise to share in the proceeds of an action being champerty.
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Judge rules in favour of the Plaintiff in Chronic Pain Lawsuit
Chronic pain is a disabling condition that frequently results from trauma sustained in car accidents, falls and other injury-causing events. Although chronic pain is difficult to objectively measure via standard medical tests such as X-rays or a CT scan, the medical community now generally accepts that chronic pain is very real and often has a substantial impact on an accident victim’s ability to function, their relationships and employment.
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Tax Court of Canada — Experts’ Panel and “Hot Tubbing”
The Tax Court of Canada recently released Practice Note No. 22 entitled “Experts’ Panel (Hot Tubbing)” (Protocol).1 Comments made by Chief Justice Rossiter at the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Tax and Expert Witnesses Conference on February 20, 2019 foreshadowed the Tax Court’s commitment to increasing collaboration amongst expert witnesses. As a starting point, the Protocol assumes that judges will proceed with the hot tubbing process unless there is a possible exclusion from the process. The Protocol does not identify what these exclusions may be.
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Determined to Walk Again After Surviving A Crash
The Crash Support Network Group are survivors of motor vehicle crashes who share advice, daily inspirations, support, encouragement and our daily struggles. We cheer each other on when one of us reaches a small victory in our recovery and we are there when survivors need us the most. This is all done virtually without having to leave our home.
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WSIB workers stage walkout to protest staff shortage, internal ‘chaos’
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board staff rallied outside their own downtown Toronto offices Thursday, calling on their employer to address chronic staffing shortages and issues with a new “call centre model” — criticized by some for compromising service to vulnerable injured workers.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/03/20/wsib-workers-stage-walkout-to-protest-staff-shortage-internal-chaos.html?fbclid=IwAR2S7Im5dS9IlhxBpf2emjkbtVbSumfE_vQ4eFWRCnGAu4f0zuSYArehW_M