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Long Term Disability Claim Denied? Here’s what you need to know (Ontario)

by Admin4

If you have applied for Long Term Disability Benefits with a private LTD insurer such as SunLife, Manulife, Great West Life, Industrial Alliance, SSQ, Co-Operators, Empire Life, RBC Insurance, La Capitale Insurance, BMO Insurance; and had your claim denied, then this is the article you need to read.

https://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2017/02/long-term-disability-claim-denied-heres-need-know-ontario.html

Depression top cause of disability, WHO says

by Admin4

More than 4 per cent of the world’s population lives with depression, and women, youth and the elderly are the most prone to its disabling effects, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/depression-who-1.3996982

Number of Canadians with prescriptions for medical pot soaring, now almost 130K

by Admin4

TORONTO – The number of Canadians registered to purchase medical marijuana from licensed producers has exploded since the federal commercial-access program was introduced almost four years ago, reaching nearly 130,000 by the end of last year, the most recent Heath Canada figures show.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/number+canadians+with+prescriptions+medical+soaring+almost+130k/12973081/story.html

Lawsuit against WSIB ‘a landmark ruling,’ Injured Workers Group

by Admin4

MANITOULIN—The local president of the Manitoulin-North Shore Injured Workers Group (MNSIWG) calls a class action suit being launched (and having been given the go ahead by a court of appeal) against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) a landmark ruling. The lawsuit claiming unfair benefit cuts imposed on a Brampton man could potentially impact hundreds of workers allegedly denied “full extent of benefits to which they were entitled.”

http://www.manitoulin.ca/2017/02/24/lawsuit-wsib-landmark-ruling-injured-workers-group/

Who is responsible when a self-driving car crashes? Insurance companies aren’t sure yet

by Admin4

Though fully autonomous vehicles aren’t street legal in Canada, insurance companies are already grappling with the idea of how the technology will change the auto insurance industry. After all, who will be held accountable when a self-driving car crashes – the manufacturer, the driver, or both?

http://globalnews.ca/news/3270429/self-driving-cars-insurance-liability/

FAIR letter to Director of Arbitrations re Dr. T.

by Admin4

This is not a criminal case where there may be some risk to the expert witness. Recent exposure in the media regarding Ontario’s ‘expert’ evidence in auto insurance cases point to the pervasive harm and poor outcomes for claimant cases at every level of court hearings and the excessive incomes of some IME vendors. There’s been evidence of bias, medical file manipulations, forged signatures and excessive incomes relating to IMEs that have found to be so lacking in substance and honesty that Ontario’s Superior Court Justices have made negative comments in their decisions. The exposure in the Toronto Star and National Post should be viewed as an opportunity to correct the problem with expert evidence and not a reason to protect those witnesses at hearings. Whether real or not, the perception is the FSCO Arbitration Unit is protecting this insurer medical expert from accountability.

http://www.fairassociation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Letter-to-Director-of-Arbitrations-FSCO-re-Dr.-T.-Feb-23-2017.pdf

Law Society limits referral fees and strengthens advertising rules in the public interest

by Admin4

TORONTO – Today, the Law Society’s governing body, Convocation, agreed to cap and further regulate the fees a lawyer or paralegal may charge for referring a client to another licensee. A cap on referral fees was approved in principle. Rule amendments to implement the policy, and related proposals for additional requirements to increase transparency in marketing and to ensure genuine consent in referral fee arrangements will be considered by Convocation in the coming months.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/none-law-society-limits-referral-fees-and-strengthens-advertising-rules-in-the-public-interest.html

Are Jury Trials Fair? A Personal Injury Lawyer’s Perspective

by Admin4

When we think of jury trials in personal injury cases, we often think of dramatic Hollywood-style trials, where the underdog sues and wins millions of dollars. However, in Canada, there are several aspects to personal injury law that impact awards.

http://derekwilsonlaw.ca/are-jury-trials-fair-a-personal-injury-lawyers-perspective/?utm_content=buffer2b722&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Your health information: Your access and correction rights

by Admin4

https://www.ipc.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/Resources/fact-02-e.pdf

A look at work limitations four years after mild traumatic brain injury

by Admin4

A new study from researchers at the Auckland University of Technology’s National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neuroscience has discovered a dramatic link between people who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as concussion, and their employment status four years later.

http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/5/275536