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Paralyzed in crash, man wins damages from Hamilton over faded stop line at rural crossing

There’s a good chance Michael Chiocchio Sr. would not be a quadraplegic today if Hamilton had spent an estimated $100 repainting a stop line at a rural crossroads, according to an Ontario court.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/paralyzed-in-crash-man-wins-damages-from-hamilton-over-faded-stop-line-at-rural-crossing-1.3892554

Hoskins should go further on doctors and sexual abuse: Editorial

It beggars belief that doctors who cup, kiss, fondle and tweak a patient’s breasts and nipples can hang on to their medical licences. But this is still the case in Ontario in 2016.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2016/12/10/hoskins-should-go-further-on-doctors-and-sexual-abuse-editorial.html

Driving under the influence: what to expect from legal marijuana

In 2016, Canada relaxed its restrictions on marijuana. Dispensaries, which populate a dubious space of legality, began popping up all over Toronto and Vancouver, permitting countless people access to the drug.

http://www.insurancehunter.ca/blog/driving-under-influence-what-expect-legal-marijuana

Giving Patients a Voice; Compensating Injured Workers? Wednesday 8pm and 11pm

The Agenda welcomes Christine Elliott, Ontario’s inaugural patient ombudsman, to explain how she’ll strengthen the voice of patients in the province’s health-care system. Then, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario, or WSIB, was established more than 100 years ago to administer benefits to injured workers in Ontario. The Agenda explores whether the organization is still living up to this task.

http://tvo.org/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin

Injured workers want inquiry into WSIB

THUNDER BAY – Injured worker advocates across the province are calling on the Ontario government to launch an inquiry into the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/injured-workers-want-inquiry-into-wsib-487286

ONIWG: Frustrated Injured Workers Take Their Message to the Steps of the WSIB

TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – December 12, 2016) – It has been a tough year for injured workers. The austerity agenda that has seen WSIB spending on benefits reduced by millions has continued, and now workers are being told that the Board’s savings are being passed onto employers as an immediate 300+ million dollar cut to their rates.

http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/oniwg-frustrated-injured-workers-take-their-message-to-the-steps-of-the-wsib-2182371.htm

Demonstrators urge province to take immediate action on basic income

Members of the Raise the Rates campaign held a straw poll. They asked people in the audience if they want the province to bring Ontario Works payments up to $1,320 a month and increase disability payments by $500, as recommended by former Conservative Senator Hugh Segal.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-basic-income-meeting-interruption-1.3893757

Doctor accused of altering medical reports for insurance claims

After initially denying the claim – a decision based partly on Platnick’s report – TD then changed its mind following the neurologist’s account, and offered an “obscene amount of money to settle”, which her client accepted, Bent wrote.

“(TD’s lawyer) must have received instructions from the insurance company to shut (the case) down at all costs,” she said.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/ca/news/breaking-news/doctor-accused-of-altering-medical-reports-for-insurance-claims-218325.aspx

Ontario MD who wrote ‘misleading’ insurance report under investigation

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is investigating a doctor who a Superior Court judge says wrote a “misleading” medical assessment about a car accident victim, to benefit an insurance company.

http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/7009773-ontario-md-who-wrote-misleading-insurance-report-under-investigation/

MVA victims left unrepresented

Recent changes to the law surrounding motor vehicle accidents in the name of expedient and fair justice has had the perverse effect of leaving many injured victims unable to find legal representation. There are a number of reasons for this, which cumulatively creates this unfortunate situation. I shall deal with each in turn below.

http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/articles/3370