The Public Utilities Board (PUB) and Service NL will be part of a review of the auto insurance industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, as the provincial government responds to complaints from drivers.
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‘Heard the concerns’: Auto insurance rates to be reviewed by PUB, Service NL
Lawyer Referral Fees – New rules mean added bureaucracy?
Some personal injury lawyers are worried the Law Society of Upper Canada’s new referral fee rules have added an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy for boutique firms and their clients.
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“Reasons” for an Examination Under Oath
If requested by an accident benefits insurer, a person injured in a car accident “shall” submit to an examination under oath. These examinations can take hours and cover all aspects of the accident, nature of the injuries, the types of benefits claimed, etc. If a request for an examination under oath is made, the insurer must provide to the insured, pursuant to section 33(4)(3) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (“SABS“), the “reason or reasons” for the examination under oath.
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Ontario appeal court rules insurers not required to provide justification to applicants before exam
The Ontario Court of Appeal has provided validation to insurers in ruling they are not required to offer a justification when asking applicants claiming benefits to attend an examination under oath.
Ian Mulgrew: Self-represented litigants get a begrudging break
Self-represented litigants have won a big victory at the Supreme Court of Canada, but it was like pulling teeth.
Treating people without lawyers fairly seems like motherhood-and-apple-pie and the court being asked to do the work of the angels, but you’d never have known it.
SGI suing bars that served impaired driver who killed Saskatoon family
Saskatchewan’s public auto insurer SGI filed a statement of claim Thursday against two bars that served the impaired driver who killed the Van de Vorst family of four in January 2016.
The legal action, filed in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench, is the first of its kind in Saskatchewan.
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Gaining access to Ontario Courts in a personal injury or long term disability case? Think again…(Bars to Justice edition)
In Canada, we live in a free and democratic society. We are supposed to have access to the Courts when things go wrong in order to pursue justice and protect our rights and freedoms. When you’ve been wronged, and all else fails, you ought to be able to pursue your remedies before a Judge, in a Court of law.
Ontario doctors plan to appeal court decision to identify top-billers
The Ontario Medical Association has announced that it wants to appeal a court ruling that would make the names of the province’s top-billing doctors public.
In an email sent to 29,000 members Thursday, the organization said it wants to ask the Ontario Court of Appeal to overturn a lower court ruling that would allow public disclosure of the names.
WSIB claim appeals in backlog
First of all, as a long-experienced representative of injured workers, let me express my sincere appreciation to the Star for all the excellent investigative coverage of the ongoing situation at the WSIB. As highlighted in Wednesday’s article, the WSIB continues to use section 13(4) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) to deny claims for Traumatic Mental Stress (TMS) from workers who submit claims for work-related psychiatric injuries.
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Treating Post-Traumatic Headache After Concussion
It is estimated that traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect nearly 1.7 million people annually in the United States.1The most commonly reported complaint associated with TBI is headache, which can result from mild, moderate, or severe injury. The International Headache Society defines post-traumatic headache (PTH) as one that develops within 7 days following TBI or after regaining consciousness following head trauma. PTH is associated with a range of comorbidities, including psychiatric, cognitive, and sleep-related issues.