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150 brain injury survivors from across Canada will lend their faces to The Hope Generator project that launches on March 1, 2017 to draw attention to the importance of brain awareness as well as to encourage the more than 1 million Canadians who live with the effects of brain injury.
http://www.wireservice.ca/inde
TORONTO, March 1, 2017 /CNW/ – A recent survey of Ontario drivers raises concerns about their ability to recognize, and therefore reject and report, auto insurance fraud.
The survey conducted by Ipsos for the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) asked a series of questions to gauge drivers’ knowledge and attitudes toward auto insurance fraud. When put to the test, 27 per cent of drivers received a failing grade when confronted with accident scenarios and true or false statements. Baby Boomers, aged 55 and over, were most knowledgeable, while Millennials, aged 18-34, were least likely to identify acts of fraud.
Auto insurance fraud costs all drivers in higher auto insurance premiums. Not only that, but it is an offence under the federal Criminal Code for anyone, by deceit, falsehood, or other dishonest act, to defraud or to attempt to defraud an insurance company.
http://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/en/a
A Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding an auto accident and claim could have the potential to change perceptions in Canada and is being called precedent-setting.
The case of a driver suing his insurance company for the diminished value of his luxury car following an accident may the first of its kind in Ontario, but it likely won’t be the last, says Toronto litigator Isabelle Eckler.
Today, the Federal Government called for tougher penalties, along with increased national uniformity when it comes to distracted driving. This call to arms was long overdue. Our personal injury lawyers can tell you that distracted driving has been a problem since at least 2004, if not earlier. Think of all of the car accidents that have happened since 2004 across Canada….Disturbing if you look at the stats. I suspect that a lot of those accidents were non-reported distracted driving accidents. Law enforcement just takes time to catch on to the trends. Distracted driving in many ways, is also more difficult to prove than drunk driving. More on that later.
https://www.torontoinjurylawye
If you have been in a car accident, when is the best time to hire a personal injury lawyer? Following a car accident, you will likely find yourself very quickly hearing from various insurance companies. The easiest way to respond to them is to tell them to speak with your lawyer and if you have retained a lawyer that is always the right answer.
https://www.thomsonrogers.com/