Why this vehicle accident defendant tried to quash $850,000 settlement
Adjusters handling auto liability claims shouldn’t be too quick to settle and take what the plaintiff’s lawyer is saying with a grain of salt. These are among the takeaways from Thursday’s Supreme Court of Canada decision in Fleury v. Paulus.
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Courneyea v Mazzuca, 2019 ONSC 2105 (CanLII)
Adam Cournyea was injured in a car accident on September 13, 2012 and was examined for discovery on February 9, 2015. The pre-trial conference is scheduled for November 10, 2020 and a 25-day trial is set to commence on January 18, 2021.
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CRA moves to slash ‘excessive’ fees charged by disability tax credit companies
The Canada Revenue Agency is proposing to dramatically slash what it calls “excessive” fees some companies charge to help Canadians apply for the disability tax credit, nearly five years after it was told to do so.