Proposed auto insurance changes a good start: Vaughan
Proposed changes to regulations governing Ontario’s auto insurance are welcome, even though it’s not clear if they will be extensive enough, says insurance defence lawyer Heather Vaughan.
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Car Insurance Isn’t Sexy
Let’s face it – car insurance is a boring subject. Unless you get injured in a car accident. Or your mom does. Or your kid. Only after that happens will you get a crash course (no pun intended) on the unique forms of compensation available to car accident victims in Ontario, including compensation from your own car insurance company.
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Are Ontario‘s new distracted driving penalties changing dangerous behaviours?
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) recently pointed to distracted driving as one of the factors contributing to the ongoing rise in auto insurance rates in Canada, while in a survey released in May, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) found that 75% of Canadian drivers are distracted at the wheel.
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Canada: Overview Of The Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund
A person injured in a motor vehicle collision in Ontario can submit a claim for accident benefits, Ontario’s system of no-fault insurance, and, if the collision is someone else’s fault, can sue the other driver for negligence (a tort claim). In both circumstances, the injured victim will primarily be dealing with insurance companies who are obligated to respond to the claims on behalf of their policyholders.
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Artificial intelligence tool for personal injury law firms launched in Toronto
In a statement, the Toronto-based company said that its Continuity of Care concierge program combines telemedicine consultations with artificial intelligence-based technology. According to Illumina, the program is designed to “free up time, money and resources for law firms and increase efficiencies by making objective medical evidence available to the legal team from the onset.”
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Why this American auto insurer lost its priority dispute in Canada
An Ontario judge found last Thursday that the priority dispute provisions in the province’s Insurance Act do indeed apply to U.S.-based insurers, thus ruling against GMAC Insurance Company.
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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572M for fuelling Oklahoma’s opioid crisis
An Oklahoma judge has found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million US to help address the problem.
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For those following the James Sears story:
Jail time for promoting hatred sends a ‘strong message,’ advocates say
James Sears of Your Ward News was sentenced to a year in jail Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of wilful promotion of hatred against women and Jews in January.
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Ex-lawyer John Findlay gets 30-month prison sentence for $1.7 million class-action lawsuit fraud
Ontario Court Justice Tory Colvin also ordered Findlay to pay restitution of $1.7 million to the Law Society of Ontario, which was required to use its compensation fund to reimburse the Ontario government for the money taken by Findlay.
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Concussion rates are twice what we thought and knowing that is a good thing
Fewer people are treating an episode of “seeing stars” by prescribing themselves a little rest on the couch. We’re much more likely to seek medical attention. Further, the doctors we see are better informed and more able to diagnosis concussions. That’s all good.