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How Your Car Insurance Company is Secretly Taking Advantage of You

You might think you can trust them, but the way insurance companies work is not always to your advantage. In fact, it’s almost always in their favour.

The first and foremost intention of your insurance company is to make money. It’s their business to try to minimize anything they have to pay out to you.

http://contelawyers.ca/car-insurance-company-secretly-taking-advantage/?utm_content=bufferff024&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

You’re not buying an insurance policy, you’re buying the right to sue

Insurance companies, the Law Society of Upper Canada, and The Toronto Star have been making a lot of noise about personal injury lawyers. The perception is that personal injury lawyers are a predatory bunch, motivated only by selfish financial interests. Ambulance chasers. Bottom feeders.

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/3767/you-re-not-buying-an-insurance-policy-you-re-buying-the-right-to-sue?category=analysis

Canada’s judges urged to speak out and change outdated perceptions

A newly retired chief judge says Canada’s judicial leadership needs to “get into the 21st century” and speak publicly about the issues facing the justice system, rather than hiding behind the outdated notion that judges speak only through their rulings.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadas-judges-urged-to-speak-out-and-change-outdated-perceptions/article35121759/

#HealingTheBrain Conference

Featuring Dr. Doidge and Dr. Thompson, this unique conference in Toronto, Canada brought together people with brain injury, medical professionals, lawyers, and insurance reps to discuss a radical new paradigm about brain function and how to use it to heal the brain.

https://storify.com/ShireenJ/healingthebrain-conference

Long Term Disability Benefits and Limitation Periods: Don’t trust your insurer to inform you of your rights!!!

One of the reasons people have so many questions when it comes to their LTD claim, is because few people have ever read their LTD policies; LTD claims are the exception for employees; not the norm; and people simply don’t understand how these benefits work.

https://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2017/05/long-term-disability-benefits-limitation-periods-dont-trust-insurer-inform-rights.html

“We’ve made disturbing discoveries,”

Anthony Singleton, a lawyer who focuses on WSIB claims, and co-author of IVAGO’s report on WSIB health care spending.

https://omny.fm/shows/am640-the-morning-show/w-e-ve-made-disturbing-discoveries-says-anthony-si#description

Diamond and Diamond Announces Full Service Expansion

TORONTOMay 26, 2017 /CNW/ – After a fast-paced expansion over the past four years, Ontario’s fastest growing personal injury firm now has a loftier goal in mind.

As of May 25th, Diamond and Diamond Lawyers will revolutionize the legal industry as a whole, providing reasonably priced access to justice for the masses.

http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/diamond-and-diamond-announces-full-service-expansion-624562674.html

Assessments ruled not reasonable nor necessary for hearing to proceed on CAT determination

G.P., a 72-year-old Polish woman, was in a car accident on November 9, 2013 and sought benefits pursuant to the SABs.  She applied for several automobile accident benefits which were denied by Cumis.  As a result, she filed an Application with the LAT to dispute these of benefits.  G.P. also claimed that she had been catastrophically impaired as a result of the accident.  She submitted two assessments in support of this claim, one by a general practitioner, Dr. ZM, and one by a psychiatrist, Dr. M.

https://www.deutschmannlaw.com/blog/post/assessments-ruled-not-reasonable-nor-necessary-for-hearing-to-proceed-on-cat-determination-gp-v-cumis16-003144aabs

My daily commute by bike turned me into a witness of a truly tragic event

I’ve been biking to work year round from south Etobicoke to One Yonge St. for about eight years now, and when I strap on my helmet and head out, I don’t know what I am going to see that day.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/05/25/my-daily-commute-by-bike-turned-me-into-a-witness-of-a-truly-tragic-event.html

Pedalling across Ontario to raise awareness for the injured

It started out as protection for workers and employers, but now some workers say it’s turned its back on them.

People who were injured while on the job are taking to their bikes to bring awareness to the issues surrounding filing a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claim. A few Ontario injured workers are biking from Ottawa to Toronto to make sure people know the challenges they have faced with their own WSIB claims.

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2017/05/25/pedalling-across-ontario-to-raise-awareness-for-the-injured