In Ontario, we can now get a licence suspension for distracted driving now and I’ve been arguing with my mom about what that actually means. She says it means you can’t eat or drink or do anything else distracting while driving, such as touch your phone or fiddle with the radio. So what’s actually illegal? – Tasha, Oshawa
Safety recall affects 1.7 million vehicles in North America
DETROIT – Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles in North America to replace potentially deadly Takata front passenger air bag inflators.
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Certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, insurance agencies, and Lloyd’s syndicates have been taken to court.
A federal class action lawsuit has been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii over what were described as “virtually worthless” policies. The case centres on surplus lines insurance and points to an alleged scheme designed to drive Hawaiian homeowners away from state-established coverage.
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The Sequence of Plaintiff Witnesses – Ismail v. Fleming, 2018 ONSC 6311 (CanLII)
This motion arises from a 2009 car accident that is currently subject of a civil jury trial. The car accident occurred when the defendants’ vehicle made a left turn across the path of the plaintiff’s vehicle. The two vehicles collided “in a T-bone fashion”, with the front of the plaintiff’s vehicle colliding with the side of the defendants’ vehicle.
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Guilty or Not Guilty in Crash?
Sometime in January, I received a call from the police officer that came to the site of my motor vehicle crash. I would soon learn that this particular officer only worked with “fatal crashes”. He spent his days out on the road at fatal crash sites and I can’t imagine how difficult that must be for him. The day of my crash I was told that there was a “minor crash” at the intersection where my crash happened and that two vehicles were pulled over to exchange information.
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For Owners of Amazon’s Ring Security Cameras, Strangers May Have Been Watching Too
The “smart home” of the 21st century isn’t just supposed to be a monument to convenience, we’re told, but also to protection, a Tony Stark-like bubble of vigilant algorithms and internet-connected sensors working ceaselessly to watch over us. But for some who’ve welcomed in Amazon’s Ring security cameras, there have been more than just algorithms watching through the lens, according to sources alarmed by Ring’s dismal privacy practices.
