City planners should respond to unsafe cycle lanes by improving, not removing them, says Toronto critical injury lawyer and road safety activist Patrick Brown. In a recent Financial Post article, Lawrence Solomon, the executive director of the Urban Renaissance Institute, argues that cities should rip out their bike lanes, claiming that they bring a false sense of security […]
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Developing and presenting a successful case on behalf of a brain-injured child involves a series of intricate steps, including careful background research and compelling expert testimony, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish writes in a paper presented at a recent Law Society of Upper Canada conference. “Many judges and the majority of jurors have little or no
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Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell of Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation and Landy Marr Kats LLP have launched a proposed $800-million class-action lawsuit against those alleged to be involved in a “sham” charitable donation scheme, says the National Post. The announcement, made via Canada Newswire, says the proposed lawsuit is against individuals and entities involved in the development, structuring, creation, promotion
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Although a recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling resolved a narrow but important issue relating to termination clauses — by holding that a void/illegal termination clause cannot be saved by a general severability clause commonly found in contracts — it is also another example of a decision in an area of law fraught with uncertainty,
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Government MPPs put politics before road safety by voting down amendments to a bill at Queen’s Park, says Toronto critical injury lawyer and safety advocate Patrick Brown. NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo had asked members of the legislature’s Justice Policy committee to incorporate her own private member’s bill, the Protecting Vulnerable Road Users Act, into the road safety provisions
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Drivers who kill or injure pedestrians should not be able to rely on their own inattentiveness and distracted driving as a defence to criminal and provincial offences, Toronto critical injury lawyer and safety advocate Patrick Brown tells the Toronto Star. Brown, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP,was commenting after a young driver asked a judge to direct an acquittal
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A Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling that supports the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) decision that it does not have the authority to determine if Canadian laws are discriminatory is “counter-intuitive,” says Toronto litigator Stephen Moreau. The SCC agreed with the CHRT that its jurisdiction is limited to deciding whether government services were properly
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Delays in the justice system are compounding the suffering of road crash victims, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in The Lawyers Daily. Brown, a senior partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, says in the article that those who stick to their guns rather than accept a “low-ball” early offer from insurance adjusters must “buckle in for the long
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A driver who ran a cyclist off the road appears to be using his car as a weapon, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells CBC News. The cyclist posted a video of the incident online after the clash in Toronto which he claimed almost killed him. Meanwhile, the driver told the news outlet the biker’s aggression was
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Toronto employment and labour litigator Stephen Moreau derives great satisfaction from helping people resolve complex workplace disputes and professional difficulties. Moreau, partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, advocates for workers and professionals who are often struggling against powerful institutions. “I enjoy helping people who have extremely complicated problems and aren’t in a position to help themselves,” he
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