Ontario’s medical watchdog has made “backroom deals” with more than 200 doctors considered “high risk” to the public to quietly resign or restrict their practices, a Star investigation has found.
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Computer error causes privacy breach for 700 Ontario welfare and disability recipients
T5 forms showing SIN numbers and social assistance amounts were mistakenly sent to third parties, Ministry of Community and Social Services says..
Speaker’s Corner: OTLA’s ABS submission couches own interest as protecting the public
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association’s submission in response to the Law Society of Upper Canada’s discussion paper on alternative business structures reads like a self-interested protectionist stance for the status quo for a cottage industry.
IBC presents NS auto insurance success story at Chamber of Commerce
The organization says it wasn’t that long ago that auto insurance in Nova Scotia was in crisis, with insurers paying out more in claims than they were collecting in premiums. Auto insurance became expensive and difficult to get, leading to the unhappiness of consumers.
Fraud conviction still leaves brokers angry
Although a judge found a police officer guilty of more than 40 count of insurance fraud, breach of trust and obstructing justice, the fact he remains on the force has left readers up in arms.
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/fraud-conviction-still-leaves-brokers-angry-188688.aspx
$75,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment For Chronic Shoulder Injury
In today’s case (Mir Tabatabaei v. Kular) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2010 collision caused by the Defendant. Fault was admitted. The Plaintiff suffered a chronic shoulder injury which continued to be symptomatic at the time of trial and was expected to pose ongoing difficulties. In assessing non-pecuniary damages at $75,000 Madam Justice Duncan provided the following reasons:
Intention of e-mail key to privilege: judge
Copying a lawyer on an e-mail you’re sending to someone else does not automatically make that communication privileged, an Ontario Superior Court judge has found.
http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/2552/intention-of-e-mail-key-to-privilege-judge.html
Insurance Institute, IBC host fraud seminars in five Canadian cities in March
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and The Insurance Institute of Canada are running a seminar series in five Canadian cities on fraud this March.
The Spectator’s View: Province should foot bill for SAMS cleanup
What’s wrong with this picture? This week, Hamilton’s community services committee voted to continue to employ 30 Ontario Works workers hired temporarily in 2009 to manage spiking caseloads.
Program fights fentanyl abuse
A new patch for patch program, launched two weeks ago by Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and several community partners, aims to reduce illicit use of the powerful painkiller.
http://www.saultstar.com/2015/02/24/program-fights-fentanyl-abuse