Insurer Desjardins denied the disability claim of Giller Prize-nominated novelist and professor at Université du Québec à Montréal on the basis that he looked well. Desjardins/The Personal and Manulife did the same to me after my head-on collision.
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‘I felt bullied and harassed’: A Montrealer’s fight to get insurer to recognize his depression
Samuel Archibald says he’s getting his “fighting spirit” back, feeling better than he has in months.
The Montreal novelist and literature professor has been inundated by messages of love, support and gratitude since La Presse published his story last week of being denied disability insurance last fall, even though his doctor had ordered him to take medical leave for a major depression.
How a broken jury list makes Ontario justice whiter, richer and less like your community
A two-year Toronto Star/Ryerson School of Journalism investigation documenting the racial makeup of jurors in 52 criminal trials since 2016 in Toronto and Brampton reveals flaws in the jury selection process that skews towards property owners, fails to reflect the GTA’s growing diversity and excludes potentially millions of Ontarians from serving their civic duty.
Got jury duty? Ontario asks you to serve for below minimum wage — and won’t pay your expenses
Those summoned and selected for jury duty in Ontario receive no compensation for the first 10 days of service. From days 11 to 49, jurors are paid $40 each day rising to $100 a day from the 50th day onwards.
Is it OK to secretly record your visit with your doctor?
Perhaps you’ve just been given a serious, life-changing diagnosis. Or maybe your doctor’s jargon-laden directives have left you scratching your head. Either way, you may find yourself wishing you had a recording of your last medical visit — and a growing number of people are using their smartphones to do just that.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/
EMDR Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) is a simple, non-invasive patient-therapist collaboration in which healing can happen effectively. This powerful short-term therapy is highly effective for a wide range of disorders including chronic pain, phobias, depression, panic attacks, eating disorders and poor self-image, stress, worry, stage fright and traumatic incidents such a collision.
Blood test’s approval ‘big deal’ in brain injury diagnosis
CHICAGO—The first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injuries has won U.S. government approval.
The move means Banyan Biomarkers can commercialize its test, giving the company an early lead in the biotech industry’s race to find a way to diagnose concussions.
https://www.thestar.com/life/2
$145,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment For Traumatic Brain Injury With Lingering Cognitive Impairment
Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Victoria Registry, assessing damages for a mild traumatic brain injury with lingering cognitive impairment.
Re the insurer fight story below, is there any trustworthy insurer?
The below article by Sun journalist, Michele Mandel on January 18, 2018 “Shameful attempts by auto insurer to fight paying a teen with catastrophic injury”
is unfortunately par for the course for claimants with most auto or disability insurers. True, some insurers are worse and people would do well to take a look at the insurer to whom they pay premiums – premiums that are no guarantee of coverage for a legitimate claim.
The consequences of ignoring costs submissions in arbitration
How are costs to be handled by an arbitral tribunal? Legislation in Ontario, as well as in most other Canadian jurisdictions, offers little guidance. After a number of attempts, the international arbitration community has also tried and failed to articulate clear guidelines for arbitrators.