Toronto Star nominated for its “Medical Disorder” investigation that revealed a patchwork of rules and disclosure polices that allows doctors on both sides of the border to leave behind documented histories of crime, sexual misconduct, incompetence and fraud. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/finalists-announced-for-cjf-jackman-award-for-excellence-in-journalism-850637025.html
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Updated: How Insurers Deduct Thousands from Accident Victims’ Compensation
You might expect our legal system to adequately compensate you for the pain and suffering that you have endured. Although there is access to the courts to seek compensation for pain and suffering after a car crash, that compensation is subject to a secret insurance deductible.
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Why it’s ‘time to stop talking’ about the Marshall report
Two years after David Marshall released 30 recommendations for reforming auto insurance in Ontario, it’s time to focus to what the current government is actually proposing, a consultant suggests.
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What auto insurance brokers should keep in mind if cash settlements are banned
Brokers need to understand both the upside and downside to a “care not cash” clause in an accident benefits policy so clients can choose an option that fits their needs, says an Ontario auto insurance expert.
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MANDEL: Law Society of Ontario taken over by ‘right-wing, fundamentalist religious zealots?’
Some lawyers are raising the alarm about a slate of new directors to the Law Society of Ontario that includes those opposed to abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
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Ontario’s move to review highway speed limits, explained
Ontario’s government plans to launch a review of speed limits on provincial highways, with the transportation minister musing that some of those roads can safely handle traffic at 120 kilometres per hour.
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Roadside drug testing device picks up false positives from poppy seeds and tea, B.C. lawyers find
Police are continuing to remind people not to get high before driving. But what about the dangers of eating poppy seed cake?