Court of Appeal affirms supremacy of Licence Appeal Tribunal
The Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed the exclusive jurisdiction of the Licence Appeal Tribunal for claims about statutory accident benefits, tossing an appeal from an injured person pursuing her insurer for breaching duty of good faith.
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What Most People Forget About Car Insurance
If you are like most Ontarians, your monthly automobile insurance premiums have increased from last year. As you already know, every month we pay premiums to an automobile insurance company in exchange for a policy of insurance. We do that because the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act states that every owner of a motor vehicle driven on the road must ensure their vehicle is insured under a contract of automobile insurance.
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Delays plaguing personal injury class actions
The Law Commission of Ontario recently released a report evaluating the effectiveness of the Class Proceedings Act and found that delays are plaguing the process.
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Think twice before you hand your phone to police to show auto insurance, experts say
Ontario drivers should think twice about handing over their unlocked phone to a police officer to show electronic proof of insurance, privacy experts say.
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Car accident deaths are up due to lack of seat belt use – Buckle up
The OPP have launched a new seat belt campaign throughout Ontario as they report a twenty per cent increase in seat-belt deaths.
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Ontario drivers still baked behind the wheel: study
An estimated 1.2 million Ontario drivers have gotten behind the wheel and driven high after consuming cannabis in the first year since pot was legalized, a new study shows.
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Fatality Claims in Ontario can be confusing
Many of the fatality claims that we see come as a result of a motor vehicle accident (car vs. car, car vs. truck, bike vs. car; pedestrian vs. car; motorcycle, etc.). Thousands of pounds of steel, metal, aluminium in the form of a motor vehicle travelling carelessly at high speeds will cause devastating and fatal injury.
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Critics claim ICBC is making it difficult for private insurers to enter BC’s auto market
With the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) continuing to draw criticism for its monopoly on the province’s auto insurance market, critics are now claiming that the Crown company is purposefully making it difficult for private auto insurers to open shop in the area.
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Tories propose changes to ambulance and 911 services
The Ford government is proposing major changes to how the ambulance and 911 service works in Ontario. Richard Southern with why 911 operators may now be able to decide whether or not to send you an ambulance.
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Partner of Ottawa man with brain injury says he faces ‘inhumane’ wait for specialized care
The family of an Ottawa man who suffered a brain injury last summer is concerned it could be months, even years, before he gets the treatment they say he needs.