The Personal Insurance Company pays $2,250,000 to settle a class action with its insured over privacy breaches in Haikola v The Personal Insurance Company, 2019 ONSC 5982.
Insured by The Personal Insurance Company under a valid automobile insurance policy between January 2012 and May 2019? Did you consent to the collection and/or use of your credit score to combat fraud?
Excellent article about this privacy breach from Tom Blackwell at National Post. What the federal privacy watchdog did after an insurer pried into crash victim’s credit rating http://ow.ly/8IV030awPei
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Car Insurance 101: A Brief Guide
If you’re a driver, you must be aware of the fact that accidents will happen. For that reason, car insurance is necessary to keep your finances safe and sound.
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You’ve been injured and it’s someone else’s fault – Now what? How do you find a personal injury lawyer?
You’ve been injured in an accident and it’s someone else’s fault. What now? You’ll need a personal injury lawyer working for you to help you get the compensation you deserve. But how do you find one that is good and experienced? You ask friends, co-workers and neighbours. From there it’s up to you to do your due diligence.
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Clients want lawyers to stop ignoring emails and phone calls
Canadian legal technology company Clio did the survey with a research firm and found that when 1,000 firms were contacted about a potential client, 60 per cent of firms did not respond by email. Out of 500 firms contacted by phone, more than half still hadn’t responded to a voice mail after 3 days.
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Doug Ford’s cuts to Ontario’s administrative tribunals set back justice
In September 2019, Ontario’s top judges made waves when they commented on recent legal aid cuts made by Doug Ford’s cost-cutting government. But that criticism is only a snapshot of where the Ontario justice system is headed: disaster.
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$70,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment For Low Back Injury With Nerve Root Irritation
In today’s case (
Suc v. Skelton) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2013 collision that the Defendant admitted fault for. The crash caused a bulged disc in the Plaintiff’s low spine which contacted his nerve root at L5-S1. His prognosis for recovery was poor. The injury caused significant limitations in the types of activities the Plaintiff could participate in.
