Kevin began taking opiates in his teenage years after a dirt bike accident. His doctor continually upped his dose, even after he became addicted. He spoke about poor and incredible treatment he received from doctors, and why he was able to recover, when so many of his friends were not.
http://healthydebate.ca/faces-
The Law Society of Upper Canada has launched a review of the operation of its Professional Regulation division after receiving multiple complaints from employees.
The Professional Regulation division is responsible for resolving, investigating and prosecuting complaints against lawyers and paralegals.
http://canadianlawyermag.com/l
I recently spoke about preparing your client for trial and avoiding a malpractice claim at the Advocates’ Society “Practice Essentials: Managing Your Way to Trial Success” CPD chaired by Emily C. Cole and Norm J. Emblem. The CPD spurred us to create a Client Trial Preparation Checklist to help you cover the bases with your clients. I hope the thoughts below are helpful.
http://avoidaclaim.com/2016/pr
You were injured in a car accident and you are now a plaintiff in a personal injury action. There was a time after your accident when you received Ontario Works benefits or Ontario Disability Support Program benefits. In fact, maybe you are still receiving benefits when your lawsuit ends.
http://velocityinjurylaw.com/p
Christopher Snowball, 38, died tragically when the helicopter he was working in crashed and burned while he was working for Ornge on May 31, 2013. As a result of their loss, Mr. Snowball’s family sued Ornge for damages due to their gross negligence. They claimed damages under the Family Law Act, and due to their phycological damages resulting from Mr. Snowball’s death, they also claimed negligence on the part of Ornge.
Ontario’s human rights laws say that everyone has the right to be treated equally and not be discriminatedagainst at work.
This means that your employer must do what they can to make things fair for you. This could mean doing things differently for you so that you are treated equally. Some people call this “removing barriers” that discriminate against you in a way that goes against your human rights. The legal word for this is “accommodation“.
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena 2017 ONCA 502, is a must-read for all personal injury lawyers. On the one hand the court sent a clear direction to trial judges that they must take a more robust role as the gatekeeper of expert evidence which should mark the end of either side using “hired guns.”