Juries should be abolished for civil trials because ordinary citizens are ill-equipped to deal with the often-complex issues involved, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Michael Yermus.
“It’s an unfair request to make of the average person and it unnecessarily prolongs trials, which then burdens the court system,” says Yermus, principal of Yermus & Associates.
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He dressed like a lawyer, talked like a lawyer and worked as a lawyer, but in reality, 34-year-old Inayat Kassam was a smooth-talking fraudster with a law degree that wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on.
The Aurora, Ont., man purchased his phoney law degree online five years ago from the University of Renfrew. The school has no officially recognized accreditation and its website features a fake address in Tampa, Fla., and stock images of supposed faculty members.
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For all participants in the criminal justice system, the turn of events in one recent case demonstrates what may happen when expert evidence is admitted without having been subjected to meaningful scrutiny, Hamilton criminal lawyer Jeffrey Manishen writes in The Lawyer’s Daily.
PE was in a car accident on June 7, 2013 and sought benefits from Dominion pursuant to the SABs. When the issues in dispute could not be resolved PE applied to the LAT. PE was involved in a previous motor vehicle accident (MVA) on June 13, 2012, and was treated for cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal strain and a mild C5 vertical compression fracture.
https://www.deutschmannlaw.com
This is the second article in a three-part series in which I share practical mediation advice, in different practice areas, based on my experience as a mediator and mediation lawyer (a.k.a. settlement counsel). Last week, I discussed wrongful dismissal. This week, I focus on maximizing settlement opportunities in the mediation of personal injury claims, including slips and falls, motor-vehicle accidents and intentional torts such as battery.
Aside from a robust knowledge in anatomy and physiology or radiation physics, there’s not much I can use my background in nuclear medicine technology in the practice of law. Which is why in 2009 I noted here the growing and emerging use of diagnostic imaging in sentencing and trials.
On September 24th 2013 the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation released the updated Second Edition of the Guidelines for Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Symptoms. These were developed to enable health care practitioners to effectively diagnose and manage concussion/mTBI in adults (over the age of 18) and treat symptoms that persist over time.
http://onf.org/documents/guide
TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Injured workers – particularly those with permanent disabilities – continue to be mistreated and forced into poverty by the WSIB. In response, injured workers from all corners of the province are launching an Ontario-wide campaign called Workers’ Comp is a Right, to call for real change in the system.
The injury law company commissioned a study that found Ontario motorists are largely unaware of reforms made to the province’s auto insurance regulations. This means many drivers purchase coverage without the adequate protection for auto accident liability and related medial expenses.