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Personal Injury Lawsuit: Self vs. Lawyer Representation

For a new personal injury client, a lawsuit can seem like a long and involved process. Clients often want a basic explanation of what needs to happen and when they will need to be present for their lawsuit. This article lays out the typical steps in personal injury litigation but of course there can be many twists and turns along the way.

http://otlablog.com/personal-injury-lawsuit-self-vs-lawyer-representation/

How insurance responds when vehicles are used as weapons

If a rental vehicle is used as a murder weapon, the insurer could be on the hook if neither the driver nor the person renting the vehicle have auto insurance.

Ten pedestrians died Monday in Toronto after a rental van was allegedly driven on sidewalks on Yonge Street near Finch Avenue, the Canadian Press reported.

https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/insurance-responds-vehicles-used-weapons-1004130728/

Reporting Medically Unfit Drivers

There is no specific age that a person should stop driving. Senior drivers are usually safe and prudent drivers and represent the most experienced drivers on the road. That being said, family members may begin to notice that their loved one’s physical, functional, and mental abilities have drastically declined and they may become concerned about their loved one’s safety behind the wheel. In that sense, it becomes more of a question of function rather than age.

https://oatleyvigmond.com/reporting-unfit-drivers/

B.C. projects big savings from new minor injury cap

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is congratulating British Columbia’s proposed legislative changes that would introduce a minor injury cap of $5,500 in the province, a move aimed at reversing the public auto insurer’s skyrocketing legal and administrative costs.

https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/associations/b-c-projects-big-savings-new-minor-injury-cap-1004130724/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Canadian Union of Public Employees Newfoundland Labrador (CUPE NL) SUBMISSION TO THE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REVIEW PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD NEWFOUNDLAND LABRADOR

When common ownership among these companies is factored in, only four companies provide approximately 84% of the automobile insurance business. These four companies have a stranglehold on the insurance industry in Newfoundland Labrador.

Helping People Get Ahead and Stay Ahead

Ontario is providing more than 4,000 people with a basic income, successfully completing the enrollment phase of the three-year pilot.

Ontario launched the pilot one year ago today, becoming a leader in real-world testing of whether a basic income can help people living on low incomes. With enrollment complete, the pilot will now look at how a basic income might expand opportunities and job prospects while providing greater security for people living on low incomes and their families.

https://news.ontario.ca/mcss/en/2018/04/helping-people-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead.html

OPINION: Four simple changes for a better auto insurance system

In every election, there are lurking hot-button issues that drive people mad — ones that many sitting governments just don’t seem to realize. Campaigning politicians search for these issues. Hit the right one and you can mobilize thousands.

http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-four-simple-changes-for-a-better-auto-insurance-system

5 Surprising Facts About Car Insurance

Do you understand your car insurance? Despite that fact that you faithfully pay your premium every month, there’s probably lots you don’t know about this necessary expense. To help demystify the topic, we’ve gathered five car insurance facts that will help you better understand your coverage.

http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/5-surprising-facts-about-car-insurance-78862/

Victim impact of the decline of accident benefits

In the first in a two-part series, Toronto personal injury lawyer Jennifer Hoffman explores how accident benefits in Ontario are being eroded.

Injury victims are losing out as the slow decline of Ontario’s accident benefits continues, Toronto personal injury lawyer Jennifer Hoffman tells AdvocateDaily.com.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/jennifer-hoffman-victim-impact-of-the-decline-of-accident-benefits.html

LAT Year 2 – Have We Settled In?

At the close of 2016, the LAT had released a total of 45 decisions, and by the end of 2017 that number grew to 413, demonstrating the expediency of the LAT and the rate at which information is becoming available. 84 decisions have already been released to date in 2018, which suggests that the total number of decisions may double this year.

https://inhealth.ca/2018/04/18/lat-year-2-have-we-settled-in/?platform=hootsuite