The use of technology in the area of personal injury has long been a topic that has piqued the interest of the legal profession. Instead of being dissuaded by the rapid development of technological innovation, lawyers, the courts, and insurance companies are using technology to their advantage and embracing the benefits they produce.
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The Effect of “After The Event” Insurance on the Litigation Process
Imagine trading peace of mind for a chance to give someone a piece of your mind. Welcome to “After The Event” (ATE) insurance policies – the instigators of the insurance policy world. In general, Legal Expense Insurance (LEI) products exist to provide coverage for various legal costs and disbursements during the litigation process. These products include “Before The Event” insurance, which provides coverage for a future incident, and “After The Event” insurance, which is obtained specifically to litigate an incident after it has already occurred.
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador conducting comprehensive review of auto insurance system
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the start of a comprehensive review of the auto insurance system in the province.
These are the biggest corporate donors to Ontario PC Party
Research by CBC News has revealed that prominent developers were among the top donors to the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in 2016, helping it amass more money than any political party in this province has ever collected in a year.
Contingent Fees, Portfolio Risk and Competition – Calls for Reform
In theory, contingent fee pricing is an elegant way of providing access to justice at a fair and reasonable price. In this column, I try to look at both theory and practice and also at prospects for reform.
Hired Gun Expert’s ‘Opinion’ Deemed Invalid and Overturned on Appeal
The law regarding expert witnesses has evolved considerably over the last 20 years. Expert witnesses are required to be independent, and their function is to provide the trier of fact with expert opinion evidence that is fair, objective and non-partisan. The role of the trial judge in relation to expert witnesses has also evolved.
Two-year wait doesn’t necessarily kill claims
Accident victims who discover the full extent of their injuries after the two-year deadline for civil actions could still have a claim, Kitchener litigation lawyer Graham Bennett tells AdvocateDaily.co
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ONCA: Justification is NOT required for EUO request
In Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. McKeown et. al., Aviva requested that six claimants attend EUOs. The claimants denied Aviva’s request and demanded that Aviva provide a “reason” in the sense of a “justification” for its request that they attend EUOs. Aviva brought an application in the Superior Court for a declaration that a justification was not required to compel a claimant to attend an EUO.
How to treat chronic pain without turning to opioids
The prescription of opioids in primary-care settings to manage acute and chronic, non-cancer pain is alarming. According to a recent report from Harvard Medical School, opioid misuse is now one of the most important health problems in the United States, rivalling smoking as a cause of death. The trend is similar in Canada, with the Public Health Agency of Canada recently reporting that close to 2,500 Canadians died from apparent opioid-related overdoes last year.
The $100 billion per year back pain industry is mostly a hoax
Anyone who has endured back pain knows it is an erratic dictator. It takes hold of your psyche, demanding your attention and devotion before all else—before you can plan a hike, return to a work routine, pick up your child for a hug. So when someone offers to make that dictator disappear, it’s hard to resist—no matter what the price.
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