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Insured cars driven by spouse’s are now uninsured

The decision means you really need to be careful who uses your car. Court records show the case in question was Skunk v Ketash, 2016 ONSC 2019. The court found that uninsured or underinsurance coverage was in the named to a policyholder’s spouse when the vehicles had been used without the owner’s consent.

https://www.shopinsurancecanada.ca/blog/news/insured-cars-driven-by-spouse-s-are-now-uninsured/

Exploring the pros and cons of personal injury trials

There are pros and cons of taking a personal injury case to trial, and clients need to understand that from the outset, says North Vancouver personal injury and insurance litigator David Robinson.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/david-robinson-exploring-the-pros-and-cons-of-personal-injury-trials.html

Denley: It’s about time someone stood up for the health-care system

The main feature of the deal was a 2.5 per cent a year increase in overall physician funding. It’s an amount that might, at best, cover the cost of an expanding population and the increase in the cost of running physicians’ offices. It wasn’t going to put more money in doctors’ pockets, just the opposite. The two fee cuts already imposed by the government would have stayed in place and doctors would have to help find an additional $200-million fee reduction. Doctors would also have been responsible for keeping to the government’s arbitrary budget number and could have faced more fee cuts if too many patients used the system.

http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/denley-its-about-time-someone-stood-up-for-the-health-care-system

Hundreds die from hunger and malnutrition in breadline Britain

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) have released figures that show 391 people died from malnutrition in 2015. There have been 746 hospital admissions for malnutrition in just 12 months.

http://www.welfareweekly.com/hundreds-die-from-hunger-and-malnutrition-in-breadline-britain/

One good driver receives a $600 car insurance surprise: Mayers

What happened to Dermer happens to all of us, though we may not be aware of it. Insurance companies base your annual premium on a handful of things, which are lumped together as an assessment of your risk as a customer. Your driving record plays a big part, but where you live and the insurer’s history of claims in that area is a big one.

https://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/investing/2016/08/15/one-good-driver-receives-a-600-car-insurance-surprise-mayers.html

New Waterdown postal codes affect insurance rates, warns resident

“I was told that when we renew our car insurance, it would be going up,” he said. Brown said he was told the residents of Flamborough are now considered residents of Hamilton, due to the postal code starting with “L8.”

http://www.flamboroughreview.com/news-story/6807493-new-waterdown-postal-codes-affect-insurance-rates-warns-resident/

City added to lawsuit that dates back to 2007

Greater Sudbury has been added as a defendant in a lawsuit that dates back to 2007, when a baby received traumatic brain injuries in a car accident.

https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/city-added-to-lawsuit-that-dates-back-to-2007-356106

$85,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Chronic Soft Tissue Injuries and Headaches

In this week’s case (Picton v. Fredericks) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2008 vehicle collision that the Defendant admitted responsibility for.  The Plaintiff suffered various injuries which were ongoing at the time of trial and expected to linger into the future.

http://bc-injury-law.com/blog/85000-nonpecuniary-assessment-chronic-soft-tissue-injuries-headaches?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IcbcLaw+%28ICBC+Law%29

ICBC’s backlog of unpaid claims could cause rate hikes: BC NDP

The BC NDP recently revealed ICBC documents that show that the public insurer’s unpaid insurance claims have nearly doubled over the past five years; the political party also warned that these unpaid claims could lead to a rate increase for B.C. residents.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/icbcs-backlog-of-unpaid-claims-could-cause-rate-hikes-bc-ndp-212150.aspx

Prepare Your Witness: Top 10 Posts

One of the most common trial preparation activities is to prepare the witnesses. Even as trials become relatively rare in some areas of litigation, the need to get witnesses ready for depositions tends to stay strong. As common as that need can be, however, the mechanics of it can be taken for granted. We have written frequently on the best content and methods to convey to future witnesses. Here are ten of the top posts on the topic.

http://www.persuasivelitigator.com/