Mr. Moses Cohen was injured in a car accident on March 28, 2006 and sought accident benefits from Aviva however, when the parties were unable to resolve their disputes through mediation Mr. Cohen applied to the FSCO.
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Doctor urges weed-wary colleagues to prescribe pot, not opioids for pain relief
A Windsor, Ont., doctor is urging his weed-wary colleagues to embrace marijuana as a bona fide pain treatment option because he is overwhelmed with patients seeking alternatives to addictive opioids.
“Self-Diagnosis” Not a Basis for Claiming CPP Disability Benefits
A recent case called Cvetkovski v. Canada (Attorney General), involved a 50-year-old man who had applied unsuccessfully for Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits. He had a long history of psychological disorders which made it difficult to relate to others, and left him with low energy or motivation to do his job.
http://www.vandykelaw.ca/2017/
Mild brain injury? That’s a misnomer
The lethal effects of concussions sustained by former NHL player Eric Lindros weren’t understood when he played for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1990s. Yet, the once-dominant power forward was a different person psychologically after repeated hits on the ice. In a 2011 Maclean’s article Lindros said, “You want to wake up in the morning, and you want to look at yourself and say, ‘I’ve got the perfect engine to accomplish what I need to in this game tonight.’ You are not going to look in the mirror and say, ‘Boy, I’m depressed.’”
http://sunnybrook.ca/research/
Call for submissions re Law Society’s Advertising and Fee Arrangements
As announced at June Convocation, the Law Society’s Advertising and Fee Arrangements Issues Working Group is continuing to consider regulatory responses to issues relating to advertising, referral fees, and contingency and other fee practices. The Working Group would like to hear from lawyers, paralegals and the public about potential changes to the regulation of contingency fee arrangements.
Attached you will find the Consultation Document and the Working Group’s June 2017 Report to Convocation.
Comments can be submitted online by September 29, 2017 at http://www.lsuc.on.ca/advertising-fee-arrangements/
Should you have any questions about the Working Group or consultation, please contact Juda Strawczynski, Senior Counsel, Professional Regulation, at jstrawcz@lsuc.on.ca.
Ontario Auto insurance premium increases again, a structural flaw in the system
Toronto, July 20 (IBNS): Approved rates posted by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario — a regulatory agency of the Minister of Finance that regulates the automobile insurance of Ontario- has shown an average increase of 0.76 percent in the second quarter of 2017 while last quarter’s rates rose by an average of 1.24 percent, media reports said.
Ontario auto rates up 0.76% in Q2: FSCO
Approved rate increases for auto insurance in Ontario were an average of 0.76% in the second quarter of 2017 for insurers representing slightly more than half the market, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario reported recently.
Ontario’s car insurance SNAFU
When it comes to auto insurance rates, Ontario is experiencing a typical SNAFU.
Which, as we’re a family newspaper, we’ll spell out as “Situation Normal, All Fudged Up.”
http://www.torontosun.com/2017
Falling insurance premiums mask cuts to benefits: Boddy
Ontarians celebrating slightly lower insurance premiums are probably unaware of the full extent of the cuts to benefits for accident victims, says Ottawa personal injury lawyer Victoria Boddy.