How insurers cover health practitioners in actions involving privacy breaches hinges on an Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) hearing slated for March, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau. Moreau, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says the case stems from a nurse who was fired from her post in 2013 for allegedly breaching the privacy of […]
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When a personal injury matter settles or is successful at trial, plaintiff counsel should assist clients with their next steps, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish says. “Some lawyers give their clients the cheque, shake their hands and wish them good luck. This is a recipe for disaster for someone who doesn’t know how to handle money,”
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Two oversight bodies for Canada’s insurance regulators are seeking public input on new recommendations which will likely bring some regulations under a common set of national and international standards, Toronto insurance defence lawyer Heather Vaughan tells The Lawyer’s Daily. The legal publication reports that the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) and the Canadian Insurance
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An updated report spotlighting the high profits of the Ontario auto insurance industry is a wake-up call that requires government action, says critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. The report — Price Regulation and Possible Premium Overpayments: Automobile Insurance Companies in Ontario — was prepared for the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association by Dr. Fred Lazar, an associate professor of
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It is unrealistic in this day and age to think that jurors won’t conduct their own internet research during a trial, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando. “As much as you hope that jurors will abide by a judge’s instructions to only consider the facts presented at trial, I don’t see this as a problem
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Cyclists injured on the road have a steep hill to climb when making a claim due to the systemic bias against those who ride bikes, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. “We live in a car culture,” says Brown, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP. “If you are a cyclist who has been hurt in a
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Twenty-five years after the enactment of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (CPA), the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) has recognized that a lack of empirical data on class proceedings is a significant problem, “lending to opacity and impressionistic information from which reliable conclusions cannot be drawn,” Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell writes in The Lawyer’s Daily. “Despite the dearth of empirical
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A new landmark study on the risk of dementia for individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injuries is a help to plaintiffs with potential future economic loss claims, says Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish. The study, published by The Lancet Psychiatry, looked at a sample of more than 2.8 million people and discovered that those with one or
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A recent Saskatchewan court decision is significantly improving the way public health insurers are compensated in class-action lawsuits, says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. “I think it’s a great decision,” says Waddell, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation. “It’s really righted the ship that was off course.” Justice Brian Barrington-Foote, of the Court of Queen’s Bench for
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Re-tabled legislation aimed at strengthening existing road safety laws and adding new measures will provide important legal protection for vulnerable road users, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Global News. “Our governments and laws have put a lot of effort into protecting drivers and it is time to protect vulnerable road users,” says Brown, a partner with McLeish
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