Auto insurer faces lawsuit over credit scores in accident benefits claims
A major Ontario auto insurer is facing a lawsuit over allegedly using credit scores in adjusting accident benefits claims.
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How much Ontario auto insurer might pay if it loses privacy class-action lawsuit
If Canada’s Federal Court were to rule against an Ontario auto insurer sued over allegedly obtaining credit scores of auto accident benefits claimants, the insurer might have to pay up to $10,000 a claimant.
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Ruling highlights ‘absurd mess’ of threshold test
An Ontario Superior Court decision overruling a jury’s award to a woman injured in a motor vehicle accident will only drive up the cost of personal injury court battles, Toronto litigator Michael Lesage tells AdvocateDaily.com.