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Ontario Right of Way Laws

When driving, motorists encounter many situations in which one driver must give up the right of way to another driver or pedestrian in order to avoid a collision.

http://www.gregmonforton.com/blog/right-of-way-law.html

Arbitrator Awards Benefits in Light of Questionable Treatment by Insurance Company – Thangarajah and State Farm

Ongoing Attendant Care Benefits: ordered benefits for $600 monthly; ordered special award for unreasonably withholding and delaying payments; Insurer not reasonable; insurer unable to explain basis of denial

https://www.deutschmannlaw.com/blog/post/arbitrator-awards-benefits-in-light-of-questionable-treatment-by-insurance-company-thangarajah-and-state-farm

Dash Cams May Help You Keep Your Auto Insurance Rates Low

Car dash cams have captured some jaw-dropping footage on Canadian roads: near misses, collisions, road rage and examples of bad driving, to name just a few. There is no shortage of videos. But for drivers with a dash cam in their car, it’s often more than just another gadget to film your drive and catch other drivers behaving poorly. It’s viewed as an added security feature that leads many people to wonder: does having a dash cam in your car help lower your auto insurance rates?

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/andrew-lo/does-having-a-dash-cam-in-your-car-lower-your-auto-insurance-rat_a_23045795/

Exclusion clauses in LTD policies

Long-term disability (LTD) coverage is designed to provide individuals suffering from long term disabilities with a portion of their monthly earnings to compensate their inability to return to work. Suffering from a long-term injury or impairment can be incredibly taxing – being informed that your injury falls under an exclusion clause makes this worse. Educating yourself on the rules surrounding exclusion clauses and the options available to you for denied coverage can help you navigate the often-confusing world of disability insurance.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/salvatore-shaw-exclusion-clauses-in-ltd-policies.html

Personal Injury Potential Settlement Values: Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Injury

TMJ injuries involve pain and dysfunction of the muscles that move the jaw and the joints which connect the jawbone to the skull. Some causes include injury to the teeth, jaw, or arthritis.

https://www.injurylawyercanada.com/blog/settlement-values-tmj/

SUMMER SPECIAL: Life after a Brain Injury with Kinnie Starr

Brain injuries can change a person’s personality forever. So what happens to your identity and your closest relationships if a you essentially become a different person as a result of a brain injury? Guest host Kinnie Starr knows about this first hand…

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/summer-special-life-after-a-brain-injury-with-kinnie-starr-1.4189604

Should you really need a license or insurance to ride your bike (Ontario)

In a recent survey taken by the “Campaign Research Poll” of 506 Toronto voters found that 60% of them wanted cyclists to be licensed and insured. 57% of those surveyed also wanted the City of Toronto to have more bike lanes.

https://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2017/07/really-need-license-insurance-ride-bike-ontario.html

Parking Lot Accidents

There are a lot of accidents in parking lots, and generally they are surrounded by confusion. Thankfully most of them are ‘fender benders’ with much more damage done to property than to people. There are accidents, however, when people are injured or even killed in parking lots.

https://www.deutschmannlaw.com/blog/post/parking-lot-accidents

Alternate dispute resolution, tripling accident benefits among potential solutions for B.C. auto insurance: EY

The process of suing for compensation for motor vehicle accidents “could be made far more efficient” in British Columbia, whose monopoly auto insurer’s basic accident benefits are “low compared to modern medical and rehabilitation costs” in care-based auto insurance schemes elsewhere, Ernst & Young LLP said in a report released this week.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/alternate-dispute-resolution-tripling-accident-benefits-among-potential-solutions-b-c-auto-insurance-ey-1004118011/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Sharma v Stewart, 2017 ONSC 4333 (CanLII)

http://canlii.ca/t/h50xw

[31]               Second, there was the fact that Plaintiff’s counsel sought to cross-examine Dr. Rezneck on findings made about his reports in previous cases.  I ruled that cross-examining an expert about judicial findings in previous cases where that expert had testified was not within the scope of proper cross-examination.  The argument on this ruling, and the consideration of the cases that counsel for the Plaintiff filed consumed a couple of hours of court time.  Raising this issue unnecessarily lengthened the trial time, and it should also be considered in a minor way in assessing the costs.

To read more about this assessor see: http://www.fairassociation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Reznek-Laurie-Psychiatrist.pdf