When he put his lips on a patient’s breast, Dr. Sastri Maharajh did something that would have been treated as sexual assault if it had occurred outside his examination room.
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MD suspended, accused of treating female patients
A GTA doctor under investigation for sexual misconduct had his licence suspended Friday after allegedly continuing to treat female patients while prohibited from doing so.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/08/md_suspended_accused_of_treating_female_patients.html
Judge tosses out lawyer’s ‘unmeritorious’ claims against colleagues
A Superior Court judge has thrown out a Weston, Ont., lawyer’s claim against several other lawyers and a Law Society of Upper Canada bencher on the basis that it is “utterly unmeritorious.”
Justice Deena Baltman said lawyer Robert Nobili’s claims against the new lawyer of his former clients and several others were “a complete waste of time and resources for both the court and numerous defence counsel involved.”
New Ontario Auto Insurance Legislation Favours Insurance Companies Say Accident Victims’ Groups
Opposing the bill were groups representing accident victims such as the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and the Fair Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform (FAIR). These and other groups argued passionately that a number of the changes in the bill would benefit insurers at the expense of accident victims.
FAIR Submission Bill 15 Standing Committee on General Government November 2014
Overstating Severity of Collision Leads to Claim Dismissal Following Low Velocity Impact
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, New Westminster Registry, dismissing a personal injury claim following a minor collision.
Zero tolerance for sex abuse by doctors must be enforced: Editorial
Zero tolerance for sexual assault in doctors’ offices is being undermined by lack of actions by Ontario’s College of Physicians, Ministry of Health, and police. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/11/06/zero_tolerance_for_sex_abuse_by_doctors_must_be_enforced_editorial.html
Abuse by doctors raises questions about sex-specific sanctions
Critics question why Ontario doctors barred from treating women may still be allowed to treat men — or vice versa.
Gov’t good at promises
HAVE your auto insurance rates come down? What about your bank fees? Credit card charges? Internet, cellphone or cable/satellite TV bills? Government has promised to save consumers money by regulating these industries but most of us are still waiting.
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/editorial/daily_editorial/2014-11-05/gov%E2%80%99t-good-promises
IBC Warns Torontonians Not To Buy Car Insurance In Public
Cracking down on car insurance fraud is an important objective in Ontario, particularly around the Greater Toronto Area. Police and insurance representatives have sent out numerous warnings advising drivers to be wary of too good to be true insurance offers, and have a new message this week – don’t accept insurance offers in public places.
http://www.lowestrates.ca/news/ibc-warns-torontonians-not-buy-car-insurance-public-1380