There is little to no research to support the supposed benefits of medical cannabis, and what evidence exists suggests that using marijuana as medicine may do more harm than good, family doctors’ associations across Canada are telling their members.
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Medical marijuana has no health risks, WHO declares
Despite legalization of cannabis across the world, health officials were still issuing warnings about the drug and were considering making it illegal.
But after months of investigation, the WHO has concluded that that cannabidiol (CBD) does not carry any addiction risks.
http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/14/ medical-marijuana-no-health-ri sks-declares-7159041/
The Marshall Report: A Missed Opportunity
So how can the province with the highest mandatory insurance premiums in Canada leave so many accident victims untreated and destitute while insurers continue to make billions in profits? That is the avenue for investigation that Mr. Marshall should have pursued.
Resisting auto accident cash settlements in Ontario could escalate disputes: Lawyer
“It will become an all-or-nothing system in which insurers and claimants will have no choice but to take every dispute all the way to a decision, as there would be no way to compromise and settle based on a risk/reward basis.”
Ontario to review postal code auto rate factor
In particular, IBAO is concerned about any potential consequences to consumers caused by changes to postal code rating factors. If customers in high-risk territories get a break on their auto rates, for example, “there has to be a corresponding increase somewhere else, unless you are going to put strain on the insurance companies’ balance sheets, which I don’t think is in anyone’s interest,” Simpson said.
“We want to ensure that costs are actually taken out of the system,” Simpson added, so that insurers can pass those cost savings to brokers’ clients.
Fixing Our Convoluted, Inaccessible Court System
Until we simplify civil ligation, there will only be justice for the few
Choosing experts in a personal injury case
“From a legal perspective, it’s not really possible to have a client testify about the nature and extent of their disability. They’re not a doctor and aren’t familiar with the medical terminology. You need to have a physician, often more than one, to explain the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment history.”
Why we shouldn’t welcome the government’s plan for a ‘Serious Fraud Office’ without questions
by Rhona DesRoches
Like most of Ontario’s denied claimants I too was called a fraudster and malingerer. Many times. It pays insurers to malign their customers when we make a claim because if they attack a victim’s credibility often enough it will create heightened scrutiny if we go to court to hold the insurer to account. Insurers can influence the way a trier-of-fact or a jury will see a victim – are they being honest or is the insurer’s denial position the right one.
Resisting auto accident cash settlements in Ontario could escalate disputes: Lawyer
Ontario auto insurance changes announced last week are “unlikely” to reduce disputes over accident benefits claims, an insurance defence lawyer predicts, but brokers and insurers agree the provincial government is moving in the right direction.
Advocates disappointed as Queen’s Park votes down vulnerable road users act
A private member’s bill that would have made Ontario the first province in Canada with a vulnerable road users law has been quashed.
The legislature’s Justice Policy Committee voted last week against adding proposals from the NDP’s Cheri DiNovo to Bill 174 seeking to toughen penalties for distracted and dangerous drivers.