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Ontario roads safest in country but drivers pay the highest premiums, new report says
A new comprehensive review of the auto insurance industry in this province has found that while Ontario’s roads are among the safest in North America, Ontario drivers pay the highest premiums in the country.
Contingency fee cap bill a knee-jerk reaction
A 15-per-cent cap on contingency fees is more likely to harm accident victims than help them, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Jessica B. Mahabir.
Consensus report misrepresentation a ‘serious matter’
In accident benefits cases, misrepresentation in executive summary reports is a serious issue that victims should not need to worry about, Toronto critical injury lawyer Josh Nisker tells Law Times.
Ontario chief pathologist slammed by judge for offering ‘incorrect’ opinions in court
Dr. Michael Pollanen was appointed the province’s chief pathologist in 2006, as it became clear the dangerously flawed expert testimony of Dr. Charles Smith had led to serious miscarriages of justice.
In the 11 years since, he has led a forensic pathology overhaul to make sure the same mistakes don’t happen again.
How Ontario traps those with disabilities in lives of poverty
In August 2016, Ontario’s ombudsman released “Nowhere to Turn,” a report outlining multiple systemic failures in provincial supports and services that lead to crisis for many adults with developmental disabilities. The stories in the report are often heart-breaking and speak to the many ways our current system leaves persons with disabilities vulnerable and trapped in poverty.
Ontario embraces no-strings-attached basic income experiment
The Richardson family got a new kitchen table and 12-year-old Eric got his first trip to the dentist.
The Wallaces, who had no running water or indoor plumbing in their farmhouse in the 1970s, were able to buy a nearly-new flatbed truck.
Fair Accident Benefits, Fairly Delivered: The Marshall Report
If you haven’t heard of David Marshall, here is an interesting article about him from January 31, 2015 in which is he is described as “the Man Ontario Workers love to hate“. He was the president and CEO of the Workers Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB).
New Ontario financial authority should monitor auto insurers with ‘unusual number’ of LAT appeals: Marshall
Neither the behaviour of personal injury lawyers nor “excess profits” of insurers are to blame for high auto premiums in Ontario, but the government should consider restricting lawyers’ contingency fees, a special advisor to the provincial government suggested in a report released Tuesday.
A year of the LAT: the upside
“My experience is they have been very fast at booking a case conference hearing, and most of those have resulted in resolution. From the client’s perspective, it feels like the process is moving along a bit more expeditiously,” she adds.
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