A Windsor lawyer’s licence has been suspended for 120 days and he must pay $3,000 in fines for “professional misconduct” under an order by a tribunal for the Law Society of Upper Canada.
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Windsor lawyer suspended for professional misconduct
How tiny cameras have changed personal injury litigation
Defendants rarely admit that an accident was their fault. And when they do, it’s human nature to down play the impact of the event. A defendant might say at examination for discovery that they rear ended and collided with the plaintiff’s vehicle; but they would describe the impact and the collision as a “minor fender bender“.
Focus: Are devices collecting information on you?
Personal and business devices that are enabled through the Internet are expected to have a huge presence over the next decade, expanding the ways information about individuals is collected without their knowledge and opening up new security risks and concerns about privacy.
http://lawtimesnews.com/
Are new regulations to come for telematics recording devices?
Since the early 2000s, most vehicles are equipped with telematics, or event data recorders that discreetly record everything, such as braking, speed, steering behaviour, and whether a seatbelt is buckled.
Study says concussions costing Ontario taxpayers billions
Ontario taxpayers are paying more than a billion dollars a year in disability payments to patients suffering from concussion issues, according to a study released last Wednesday.
Cooling improves quality of life for spinal cord injury patients
A study looking at reducing the severity of spinal injuries by reducing a patient’s body temperature immediately after an accident is entering a new phase amid hopes clinical trials will begin in WA next year.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
TV host medical trial: teasing the tongue can restore balance
A new experimental therapy is trying to determine if stimulating the tongue can retrain the brain and offer some relief to those with neurological issues.
Thousands of people live with permanent neurological symptoms from head injuries or disease, including problems with walking and balance.
Recommendations for Better Oversight of Ontario Health Clinics
On Thursday, May 5, Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced plans to implement 12 recommendations to bolster accountability, regulation, quality and safety in the increasing number of non-hospital medical clinics in Ontario.
http://otlablog.com/oversight-
Ontario must regulate rehab centres to protect the public: Editorial
There’s no government regulation of private rehab centres; no standards to follow; no licencing requirement to be a drug or alcohol counselor; and no guarantee that desperate people — who often pay thousands of dollars for treatment — are getting their money’s worth.
Defence & Indemnity – April 2016: IV. PRACTICE ISSUES B.
The Accused, Fedan, appealed his convictions for two counts of dangerous driving causing death arising from a single vehicle accident that occurred in the early morning hours of March 20, 2010. Fedan lost control of his pickup truck in attempting to negotiate a curve in a residential area of Kamloops where the speed limit was 50 km/hour. Two of his passengers died as a result of the accident.
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