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They thought he was their doctor, their friend, their “rock.”

But in reality, London psychiatrist Dr. Stanley Dobrowolski, 67, was a sexual predator who had somehow eluded severe professional discipline for decades and carried on a bold campaign of manipulation and deviant conduct, shattering the lives of his female patients who came to him for help with their deepest, most personal problems.

At his Victoria St. office, Dobrowolski touched the breasts and private parts of his patients, secretly photographed them while they were disrobed and convinced them it was part of their treatment.

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http://www.ect.org/shame/sex6.html

Jumping in the car and driving in severe rain, hail, or snow could result in consumers paying more for car insurance and losing out on discounts. That is according to Octo Telematics, a leading global provider of in-vehicle telematics, has created new black box technology in partnership with a weather forecaster to read the climate for drivers with usage-based insurance coverage.

http://www.shopinsurancecanada.ca/blog/news/telematics-could-soon-read-weather-and-punish-drivers-for-vehicle-use-in-harsh-climates/

In 2013, a total of 539 people died in tire-related crashes in passenger vehicles. Each year, about 33,000 tire-related crashes occur, resulting in 19,000 injuries. Most tire-related crashes are preventable and, although actions that could reduce tire-failure-related injuries and deaths are known, they continue to be debated rather than implemented.

http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/Documents/2015_tiresafety_BMG_Abstract.pdf

Government highway safety officials indicate that the current method for recalling tires that may have dangerous defects is ineffective, leading to calls for a new registration process to make it easier to track down and recall tires when a problem is discovered.

http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/tire-recall-registration-89099/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aboutlawsuits+%28AboutLawsuits.com%29

Last week, an updated study from York University School of Business Professors Fred Lazar and Eli Prisman was released that reveals consumers likely overpaid $1.5 billion in the last two years for auto insurance. This includes overpayments of $700 million (or about $100 for each insurance policy) in 2014 on top of the $840 million ($120 per policy) in 2013.

http://otlablog.com/profits-soar-for-ontario-auto-insurance-companies/

Consulting firm KPMG has said that by the year 2040 the auto insurance industry around the world will be a shell of its former self. Indeed, the company claims that the industry will shrink by the tune of 60 per cent, which means it will only be 40 per cent the size it is in 2015.

http://www.shopinsurancecanada.ca/blog/news/kpmg-says-insurance-industry-to-shrink-60-per-cent-by-2040/

In today’s case (Elworthy v. Tillit) the Plaintiff alleged personal injury from two separate matters.  Both parties agreed the separate lawsuits should be heard together given overlapping injury but could not agree if both defendants could use the Plaintiff’s examination for discovery transcripts from the separate actions.

http://bc-injury-law.com/blog/liberal-discovery-transcripts-granted-case-indivisible-injuries?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IcbcLaw+%28ICBC+Law%29

In 2005, the Ontario government enacted the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. This law was passed out of a concern that our province was doing a poor job accommodating the needs of the 15.5% of Ontarians with a disability. This legislation establishes standards that must be met by government agencies, non-profit organizations and private businesses to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities in the following areas: customer service, information and communication, buildings, employment and transportation.

http://oatleyvigmond.com/ontarios-accessibility-legislation/#.Vi_XXm5qS1A

While satisfaction with the auto insurance claims process in the United States is lower among Millenial claimants than among their older counterparts, the former’s satisfaction is improving, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study released on Monday.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/satisfaction-with-u-s-auto-insurance-claims-process-among-millenials-improving-j-d-power-study/1003866831/

The payment of attendant care to family members of injured people is a thorny issue for the insurance industry. Before September 2010, a family member of an injured person was entitled to receive compensation for attendant care services provided without showing any economic loss. The insurance industry lobbied the government to change this and in September 2010 the law was changed to require a family member to prove an economic loss before receiving the attendant care benefit.   Under the September 2010 changes all that was required was to prove some economic loss and the full attendant care benefit could be paid. Further lobbying by the insurance industry resulted in a further change to the law under which the amount paid to a family member for attendant care was limited to the family member’s actual economic loss.  This change was made by Ontario Regulation 347/13 (the “Regulation”) which came into force on February 1, 2014.

http://oatleyvigmond.com/changes-to-the-attendant-care-benefit-do-not-apply-retrospectively-davis-v-wawanesa-2015-onsc-6624/#.VjD5hW5qS1A