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This report is a study of occupational health and safety conditions at Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) offices in the wake of two sets of changes: The reorganization of work associated with the Modernized Service Delivery Model (MSDM) introduced in 2010 (commonly referred to as Modernization), and the 2014 implementation of the Social Assistance Management System, a new computer system knowns as SAMS. As I crossed Ontario interviewing ODSP workers and read dozens of pages of comments workers added to their online survey, I heard and read numerous stories of frustration and disappointment with the changes, frustrations that were negatively affecting the health of workers. However, I also heard how many ODSP workers had been looking forward to these changes.

https://opseu.org/news/when-sams-met-ad-hoc-work-organization-and-stress-odsp

Evidence now clearly shows that winter tires are superior to all other types of tires in winter driving conditions.[1] Winter tires maintain elasticity at low temperatures allowing for better vehicle control in both braking and turning ability.[2] Despite compelling scientific evidence, the law regarding the use of winter tires is in a state of flux in Ontario. The Court in Smith v Smith 2012 declined to rule on whether the failure to use winter tires is negligent, stating that they were presented with no authority on the subject.[3]

http://www.millerthomson.com/en/blog/ontario-insurance-litigation-blog/does-the-failure-to-equip-a-vehicle-with

In 2015, the appeals tribunal ruled that the board’s medical consultant was not “persuasive” because he “did not provide reasons to support his conclusion.” While Winegarden did have a pre-existing back condition, the tribunal found there was “no evidence of significance” to suggest it had interfered with his work until his accident — meaning he could not be denied benefits by the board.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/07/21/injured-workers-routinely-cut-off-wsib-by-improper-rulings.html

TORONTO, July 20, 2016 /CNW/ – Dr. Wayne Lewchuk has delivered a stinging rebuke to the Ontario government over implementation of its Social Assistance Management System (SAMS). In a 55-page report released July 19, theMcMaster University economics professor labelled SAMS a “health and safety disaster.”

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/cnw/release.html?rkey=20160720C1950&filter=5599

Some companies kept premiums the same, but others were allowed increases, including RBC General Insurance and TD General Insurance, which each received rate hikes of more than three per cent.

http://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/local/auto-insurance-rates-on-rise/article_66062984-4de2-11e6-9b5b-2bffffdce35e.html

So a sympathetic Ontario Superior Court judge has just sentenced three women who ripped off an insurance company in a bogus accident claim to just under six months of house arrest so two of them wouldn’t be automatically eligible for deportation to their native Haiti.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/07/19/judge-spares-fraudsters-deportation-with-lenient-sentencing

Aviva Canada recently helped the Durham Regional Police Service in catching a fraudster who attempted to claim damages on a truck that was purportedly stolen and vandalised. The supposed con man was laid Monday with multiple charges for his alleged fraud.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/major-insurer-helps-police-catch-fraudster-210724.aspx

In today’s case (Lal v. Le) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2011 rear-end collision that the Defendant accepted blame for.  The Plaintiff suffered various soft tissue injuries the most serious of which involved his neck and shoulder and symptoms lingered to the time of trial. Some long term symptoms were anticipated.

http://bc-injury-law.com/blog/50000-nonpecuniary-assessment-lingering-soft-tissue-injury?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IcbcLaw+%28ICBC+Law%29