Civil justice resources should be deployed so that there is a gravity-assisted, downhill run to the courtroom where disputes will promptly be judicially determined, if mediation fails. Unless the parties decide otherwise, failed mediation and the judicial determination step should be linked.
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What is Vision Zero and How Can It Prevent Traffic Injuries and Fatalities?
Canada is known for ranking among the top countries in the world by all sorts of measures, though it’s often edged out by Scandinavian countries with top-notch social, health, and transportation policies. The topic of today’s post is a great example of progressive Swedish thinking: the Vision Zero movement.
Couriers Covered by WSIB Benefits
In an important decision (PDF) by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“WSIAT”), bicycle and foot couriers have been held to be workers under the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act. This finding gives those individuals coverage for workers’ compensation benefits.
http://www.lexology.com/librar
Weigh in on basic income pilot project
Public information sessions are being held in Brantford and Brant County to help people understand what is being considered. As well, the sessions aim to gather input from people to get a sense of what kind of basic income plan they’d like to see locally and in Ontario.
http://www.brantfordexpositor.
Double Costs Awarded After Trial Judgement Nearly Doubles Plaintiff Formal Offer
In the recent case (Risling v. Riches-Glazema) the Plaintiff was inured in a motor vehicle collision and prior to trial made a formal settlement offer of $315,000. The
Defendants rejected the offer and proceeded to trial where damages of $622,500 were awarded. The Plaintiff sought and was granted post offer double costs.
http://www.ilstv.com/double-co
ICBC launches education campaign on insurance fraud
ICBC said in a statement that while most claims are honest, insurance industry studies estimate that fraudulent or exaggerated claims make up about 10 to 20% of all claims costs. “Applying those estimates means that fraud and exaggeration is costing ICBC customers up to $600 million a year, or more than $100 a year for each ICBC policyholder,” the insurance corporation reported.
‘Ghost writing’ prohibited in court
The idea of “ghost writing” by courtroom experts was recently addressed in a decision about defence medical assessments by insurance companies. In every serious personal injury claim, a claimant is subjected to being assessed by a host of doctors chosen by the defendant and/or their insurance company.
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/02/18/ghost-writing-prohibited-in-court#.WKkBmOXJj1M.twitter
Car Accident Cases In Ontario – Will A Jury Help?
Few would argue that the human body is designed to withstand the forces involved in car accidents without injury. Where one party is injured through the fault of another, our legal system is designed to provide the injured person with compensation. Unfortunately, our legal system often fails to function properly where injuries are sustained in a car accident. The recent case of Mandel v. Fakhim, 2016 ONSC 6538 provides one such example.
http://www.michaelsfirm.ca/car
Denied benefits force injured plaintiffs to sue
The story of a 28-year-old paralyzed man who is suing his insurance company after being denied $120,000 in claims is the kind of tale Toronto personal injury lawyer Darryl Singer hears on a regular basis.
http://www.advocatedaily.com/d
Betrayal of Trust
We turn to lawyers when we’re often at our must vulnerable. It’s a relationship built on trust. but what happens when that trust is betrayed? A CBC investigation reveals how lawyers across Canada have misappropriated and mishandled clients money, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, or sometimes even charging vulnerable people top dollar for shoddy services. So who’s protecting Canadians from untrustworthy lawyers? Mark Kelley investigates.
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episod