A bill that was recently introduced could – once passed – force insurers to pay out claims for cases related to domestic violence.
“No-one deserves to go through this double hell,” said Liberal Mike Colle. “This is a violation of a person’s basic human rights that is tolerated.”
I am on long-term disability and want to relocate from one province to another. Will my disability benefits be affected?
Many disability policies have a provision that requires the claimant to be living in Canada, and may in some cases also indicate the province. Where the claim is ongoing, it would make sense to discuss any plans to move with the insurance company, as they may not have any problem with a claimant relocating from one province to another. You may also consider asking for a copy of the policy, and in particular any provisions regarding residency requirements.
Each year, at least one million unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures are done in Canadian health-care settings. This means that hundreds of thousands of Canadians are exposed to potential harm by unnecessary care.
What constitutes “unnecessary care”?
Most Canadians are not familiar with the Canadian Medical Protection Association (CMPA). The CMPA describes itself as “a not-for-profit mutual defence association.” That is an interesting term, “association”. Even though it actsas an insurer, providing resources to help manage risk and assistance when medical-legal difficulties arise, the CMPA is not an insurer.
A sense of balance and decency should never be taken for granted in any society. Critical pillars of democratic nations—such as the rule of law, presumption of innocence, and voluntary compliance—depend on perceptions of fairness and a reasonable sense of opportunity across the population as a whole, not just among those who are better off.
A report released two weeks ago is “probably the best description we have to date of what is wrong” with Ontario’s auto insurance system, the chief executive officer of Insurance Bureau of Canada said Tuesday.
Prior to trial, the Plaintiff brought a motion to exclude potential jurors who drive and pay insurance premiums, or have automobile insurance premiums pain on their behalf, on the basis that these jurors have an inherent conflict of interest. The argument is premised on the fact that jurors who pay insurance premiums are adverse to the Plaintiff due to their financial obligations to the insurer, creating an unfair bias. In the alternative, the Plaintiff sought an order permitting them to challenge potential jurors who pay automobile insurance premiums, or have premiums paid on their behalf, due to this alleged inherent bias.
TORONTO — Lawyers in Ontario should have their fees for referring clients to another lawyer capped at a maximum of $25,000, a report released on Monday recommends.
In addition, the report says lawyers should have to record referral fees paid or received in their books, and report on their referral-fee practices in their annual reports to the body that regulates the profession in the province.
The law in Ontario is, for lack of a better term, TERRIBLE for innocent accident victims. I have no other way of describing it.
Here are some tidbits of information, which are used against innocent accident victims everyday in car accident cases in Ontario
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Challenges in the field of personal injury law are making it increasingly difficult for smaller firms to take on cases, leaving more injured people unrepresented, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Elinor Shinehoft.