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Medical pot plants not covered by insurance, Ontario man learns the hard way

TORONTO – If your TV is stolen, your insurance should cover it. If your jewelry is snatched, it’s almost certainly covered under your homeowner’s policy.

But your expensive marijuana plants? Who knew — turns out they’re barely covered at all.

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/straighttalk/archives/2014/08/20140809-171212.html

Disabled? Read this

You may be eligible for a tax credit going back 10 years

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/10/disabled-read-this

Building Obstacles?

The widespread use of online social networking tools has resulted in a potential gold mine of favourable evidence for defendants in personal injury cases. A plaintiff’s Facebook account, in particular, may contain a great deal of evidence relevant to the plaintiff’s claim for loss of enjoyment of life and the true extent of the plaintiff’s damages.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/building-obstacles/1003195330/?type=Print%20Archives

Seriously injured B.C. woman gets $3.2-million after suing husband who crashed vehicle into moose

A woman has been awarded $3.2-million in damages for serious injuries suffered when her husband drove their vehicle into a moose on a road in northern B.C.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/08/10/seriously-injured-b-c-woman-gets-3-2-million-after-suing-husband-who-crashed-vehicle-into-moose/?google_editors_picks=true

Certification of class action over legal fees rejected

A Superior Court judge has rejected a certification motion for a class action against a Toronto law firm.  “A class proceeding is not the appropriate procedure to obtain access to justice for a group of individual claimants without a commonality other than the possibility of having been victimized by the same villain or group of villains,” he added.

http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201408114129/headline-news/certification-of-class-action-over-legal-fees-rejected

You’ve been served! By a woman in a bikini

Manitoba Public Insurance has found a unique way to serve notification of a court date – and all you need is a woman in a bikini and a Facebook message.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/youve-been-served-by-a-woman-in-a-bikini-181322.aspx

Auto Insurance Changes Coming – Again

Where is auto insurance going?

Since 1990 auto insurance personal injury claims have been governed in Ontario by a no-fault system. By that it is meant that most compensation for injury in accidents comes from benefits paid under a government regulated standard Ontario auto policy. Before then, there were limited benefits available for medical expenses and loss of income from a person’s own insurer, but most compensation came from liability claims where a lawsuit was brought against the at-fault driver and vehicle owner where liability insurance covered drivers for such claims and paid out any victim who made a claim who was not the at-fault driver.

http://adrworks.com/personal-injury/auto-insurance-changes-coming-again/

You have the RIGHT to remain silent: Even in a car accident case!

When a police officer asks us a question, we’re taught to do our very best to co-operate. Why wouldn’t we want to co-operate with the authorities and help them do their jobs.

http://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2014/08/you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-even-in-a-car-accident-case.html#more

Manitobans benefit from public auto insurance system: CAC

While Ontario drivers pay the highest auto insurance premiums in Canada, Manitobans continue to benefit from the public auto insurance system, says the president of the Consumers Association of Canada (CAC).

http://www.mysteinbach.ca/newsblog/25736.html

Wawanesa joins CANATICS – further increasing investigative footprint in Ontario

Ben Kosic, President and CEO of CANATICS, the Canadian National Insurance Crime Services, today welcomed The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company to the fold.   “We are pleasedWawanesa has joined CANATICS and our fight to combat insurance crime.  Our membership now includes ten insurers representing 75% of the direct written premium market for auto insurance in Ontario.”