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Insurance industry portrays auto accident victims as ‘snakes’ in YouTube video

There are nine million drivers in Ontario who wouldn’t appreciate being called a snake or scammer if they are injured in a car accident. Videos like this can’t be considered as respectful of those injured on Ontario roads.

FAIR Letter to IBC regarding YouTube Snake Video Aug 9 2013

Hanson Duby, Toronto’s Leading Personal Injury Law Firm, Releases Comment on Toronto Police Services Refusal to Track Cyclists “Doored” by Parked Cars

Toronto Police stopped tracking the number of cyclists “getting doored” in 2012, after new provincial guidelines defined a collision as involving a vehicle “in motion”—a cyclist hitting the open door of a parked car does not fit the strict definition.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1410505

Another kick to wronged plaintiffs

ODSP benefit recipients are obligated to report to the government if they have an ongoing lawsuit. If they receive compensation for pain and suffering through a settlement or a court judgment, the “allowable maximum” they can keep is calculated after legal fees and disbursements have been deducted from the total settlement or court judgment.

http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201308123382/headline-news/another-kick-to-wronged-plaintiffs

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Brian MacDonald and Tammy Kirkwood

Brainstock, Toronto, June 12, 2013

Privacy abuses

More information controlled by public institutions should be made available to the public

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/09/privacy-abuses

2013 Conference – Hospital to Home on September 12, 2013

FAIR’s Vice Chair, Tammy Kirkwood speaks about advocacy for Ontario’s auto accident victims at 2013 Conference – Hospital to Home September 12, 2013

Government Intervention to Solve the “Access to Justice” Problem Is Inevitable

http://www.slaw.ca/2013/08/09/government-intervention-to-solve-the-access-to-justice-problem-is-inevitable/