D.D.D. was hurt in a car accident on January 4, 2015. She applied for and received benefits under the SABS. RBC Insurance approved benefits for D.D.D. until it received assessments an orthopaedic surgeon IE and a psychologist, at which time it denied the remaining benefits.
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The puzzle of pain: Opioids are killing some, but saving others
Last week the Canadian Medical Association issued new guidelines for the use of painkilling opioid drugs: “In the battle against opioid addiction, doctors are being told to ‘put down the prescription pad’ The powerful drugs should be used only for chronic pain, primarily for cancer, and then gradually wean patients off of them.”
Bill 103: Another Slap in the Face to Injured Victims
On March 8, 2017, Ontario MPP Mike Colle introduced Private Member’s Bill 103, An Act to amend the Law Society Act and the Solicitors Act with respect to matters related to personal injury claims and client agreements in legislature.
Bill 103 set out a number of prohibitive measures including the capping contingency fee agreements at 15% of the award, banning referral fees in personal injury matters, and requiring Law Society approval of personal injury legal advertising.
http://otlablog.com/bill-103-a
IBC launches Time to Talk: Auto Insurance tour in Ontario/
TORONTO, May 18, 2017 /CNW/ – Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is pleased to launch its Time to Talk: Auto Insurance consumer tour in Hamilton, featuring interactive displays and on-site advice to help Ontarians better understand their auto insurance policies.
Fifteen per-cent contingency fee cap won’t cover lawyers’ costs
A 15-per-cent cap on contingency fees could harm accident victims by driving plaintiffs’ lawyers out of the business, says Ottawa personal injury lawyer Victoria Boddy.
Earlier this year, Toronto MPP Mike Colle introduced a private member’s bill, the Personal Injury and Accident Victims Protection Act, that, if passed, would enact amendments to Ontario’s Solicitors Act and its Law Society Act to limit lawyers’ fees to 15 per cent of the total settlement received by their personal injury clients. The bill, which passed first reading in the provincial legislature, would also ban referral fees paid between lawyers for files.
Insurance Adjusters: Why there seem to be so many after a car accident (Ontario)
If you’ve been involved in a car accident in Ontario, and you’ve been injured, you will need to report the collision/accident to a car insurer.
Despite what you may believe, large car insurance companies aren’t run by computers. They have real live people who work there! Many work very hard and diligently to respond to your claim in a professional, courteous and timely manner. Others…not so much. Some insurers and their employees are better than other. But that’s not the point of this Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog Post.
Lack of Evidence and Failure to Follow Procedure Leads to Denial of IRB Claim – D.D.D. v R
D.D.D. was hurt in a car accident on January 4, 2015. She applied for and received benefits under the SABS. RBC Insurance approved benefits for D.D.D. until it received assessments an orthopaedic surgeon IE and a psychologist, at which time it denied the remaining benefits.
Cars and bikes: learn to coexist on the road
Sunny days are on the way, which is a joy for avid cyclists, who can at last get back on their bikes. It’s also the beginning of the sometimes strained relationships between cyclists and drivers. Sharing the road is a sensitive subject. Quite often the responsibility for accidents is shared between cyclists and drivers. For riders and drivers, sharing the road safely is everybody’s concern. Here are a few pointers for getting along successfully.
Ontario’s Auto Insurance Industry Needs More Than a Quick Pit Stop!
Though recent stats show Ontario’s rate of injury and fatality due to motor vehicle accidents are some of the lowest in the country, Ontario drivers are paying the highest rates of insurance in the country. With high premiums you would think the benefits are the best possible, right? Wrong. As previously discussed in our post, The Government Gets it Wrong– AGAIN, premiums may be on the rise, but accident benefits have been cut once again. A recent government report by David Marshall discusses these and other flaws in Ontario’s substandard auto insurance industry and provides recommendations on how it can improve. Learn more about this report and its findings in the following Editorial from the Toronto Star.
Tort Defendants Responsible for Accident Benefit Arbitration Costs
Access to justice is being denied for injured Ontario motorists as a result of the mandated use of the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) as the exclusive means to resolve all accident benefit disputes given that the LAT does not allow a claimant to recover any dispute costs. But, thankfully, the courts have found a back-door way to award arbitration costs to injured motorists as part of tort cost awards.
https://www.thomsonrogers.com/