Updated: What is the Threshold and who Meets it?
The threshold is a test used by the court to determine whether an accident victim should be allowed to recover money for pain and suffering.
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Plaintiff credibility is key in personal injury trials
The plaintiff’s credibility is pivotal when it comes to motor vehicle accident trials, says Oakville personal injury lawyer Meghan Walker.
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Reconsideration Denied: Legality Of Third Party IE Vendors And Adjudicator Discretion In Hearing Formats by Gordon Lee
Following a motor vehicle accident, the applicant submitted an Application for Determination of Catastrophic Impairment. The Insurer subsequently contracted with HVE Healthcare Assessments (“HVE”), who scheduled a series of in-person Insurer Examinations (“IEs”) to be conducted by Dr. Khaled, a regulated health professional. However, the applicant refused to attend these IEs on the grounds that the contract made between HVE and the Insurer was unlawful.
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‘How will they eat?’ Alarm raised over revamp of Ontario’s welfare program for disabled
Homelessness, hospital, jail and — for some troubled souls — suicide. Those are the bleak outcomes people on social assistance fear as the provincial government plans to change Ontario’s welfare program for the disabled.