A recent survey by the insurance company reveals among other things: Brampton has the sixth highest frequency of collision claims per 100 cars within the last two years.
Ontario was the only province to report an overall increase in its collision frequency rate – up 4.7 per cent over last year.
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The practical solutions in Best Practices for Civil Trials can help make any civil trial more efficient and cost-effective. Its aim is to enhance access to justice and preserve the civil justice system.
Expert Evidence Rejected: Expert witness actively promoting Primmum’s case; expert not impartial; examination not thorough or complete; examination not document nor data organized; conflict of interest; inappropriately trained daughter as medical assistant; symptoms missed; defensive expert witness; incorrect diagnosis; missed diagnosis
Spinal injuries can arise out of a variety of traumatic events, but automobile accidents are a leading cause. The reason that injuries to the neck, back and spine are common in car accidents is that the impact during an accident strains the muscles and ligaments in the back, and the facet joints sustain the brunt of the force. Whiplash, compression fractures, disc herniation and lumbar spinal injury can result from this action, and can occur even in low-speed collisions, such as fender-benders.
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After being in a soft-launch mode for 10 weeks, Pro Bono Ontario has officially launched its Free Legal Advice Hotline.
Designed to assist lower and middle-income Ontario residents quickly resolve common legal problems, including employment, housing, consumer protection, debt and estate issues, Lynn Burns, executive director of Pro Bono Ontario, said providing the service is one way to improve access to justice.
TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) released its 2017 Hunger Report today which reveals that 499,415 individuals – one third of them children – turned to a food bank last year alone. The report also found that over 90 per cent of food bank clients are rental or social housing tenants who are spending more than 70 per cent of their income on housing. The 2017 Hunger Report highlights the federal government’s recently announced housing strategy and how the OAFB hopes it will affect those accessing food banks over the next ten years.
One evening in April, driving home from a university function, I was stopped in freeway traffic caused by roadworks somewhere up ahead when I felt a massive jolt. The back of my head hit the headrest, then my head lurched forward and I felt something hit the inside of my forehead with a squishy blow. Then my head snapped back and slammed into the headrest a second time. I didn’t feel any pain at first, just a stunned sense of disruption.
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The ninth annual Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada Safe Driving Study has been published and it finds collisions in the country continue to rise year-on-year. Compared to last year, the number of accidents on Canadian roads increased by 2.5%.
KITCHENER — In 2002, Desiree Lichty was in her final year of nursing school and her job placements in Toronto hospitals, particularly Sick Kids, had reinforced the perception that she was on the right track.
Then everything changed.