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ORDER PO-3720 Appeal PA15-357 Ministry of Finance April 7, 2017
ORDER PO-3720 Appeal PA15-357 Ministry of Finance April 7, 2017
Op-ed: Steering clear of higher auto insurance premiums
You get what you pay for, right? WRONG! It’s what many marketers want us to believe, but often it’s not true.
Auto insurance is a classic example of this. Some Ottawa motorists are paying almost four times as much as others for identical insurance coverage. And many auto insurers charge twice as much as others for identical coverage.
http://www.obj.ca/article/op-e
Insurance Companies: How Do They Decide What’s A Fair Settlement?
In Canada, at least, the question of ‘what’s fair?’ comes down to a careful negotiation between the defense (the insurance company) and you, the victim.
http://derekwilsonlaw.ca/how-d
Ottawa’s secret deal with Manulife has consequences
Ever since Canada’s financial intelligence agency levied an unprecedented penalty against Manulife for violating money-laundering rules, critics have wondered why the bank’s identity was kept hidden for almost a year.
http://www.nationalobserver.co
Firm gets nearly $600K after fight over files
In Srebrolow Lebowitz Spadafora PC v. PW Lawyers Professional Corporation et al., lawyer Paul Wilkins left Srebrolow Lebowitz Spadafora PC to start his own firm, leading to a dispute over amounts owed under an agreement the two parties struck that required them to pay each other for certain files retained.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/20
Hamilton lawyer John Findlay accepts suspension over Caledonia class action
A Hamilton lawyer under investigation for allegedly misappropriating money for class action members disrupted by the occupation of a controversial Caledonia housing project has accepted a suspension order.
Drivers must exchange contact info with a cyclist in case of collision, police say
Darren Brocklehurst was biking home along Richmond St. on Saturday afternoon when he was hit by a car taking a right hand turn onto Portland St.
The light was green, Brocklehurst was in the bike lane and he says he had the right of way.
CPP not “a policy of insurance” per OPCF-44R
The Supreme Court of Canada has concluded that CPP disability benefits are not “a policy of insurance” for purposes of deductibility in family protection endorsements.
In automobile insurance, there are a number of forms of payments and benefits that injured victims may receive as a result of their injuries. In some cases, those payments or benefits may be deductible at law from the amount of money that the injured Plaintiff may otherwise have been able to claim from the at-fault Defendant in the tort action (i.e. the driver or owner of the at-fault vehicle). There have been a number of judicial decisions that have considered Canada Pension Plan (“CPP”) disability benefits in the context of this issue of deductibility. Most recently, on January 27, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released its Judgment in Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual, which further defined the role of CPP disability benefits in tort claims.
https://www.thomsonrogers.com/
http://bc-injury-law.com/blog/
Some doctors are charging both government and patients privately in illegal double-dipping practice
Rosalia Guthrie is still astounded that it cost her $4,350 to get her shoulder injury assessed by a surgeon who works in Canada’s public health-care system.
She had been waiting in agony for 16 months to see Dr. William Regan when she called his office, asking how much longer it would be. His secretary gave her the number of another clinic to call – so she did. That’s when Ms. Guthrie learned there was another way in to see the surgeon – with no lineup.