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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A new provincial private member’s bill would result in more appropriate punishments for drivers who kill or injure pedestrians and cyclists, says Toronto critical injury lawyer and safety advocate Patrick Brown. Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, was recently at Queen’s Park for the introduction of Bill 158, the Protecting Vulnerable Road Users Act by NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo.
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The plaintiffs involved in a proposed class action that alleges negligence manufacture and a failure to warn of defective implantable cardiac defibrillators will request leave to appeal a recent court decision that denied approval of a third-party funding agreement, says their co-counsel, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. “We’re disappointed with the result and we’re going to
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Tougher careless driving laws will not necessarily translate to tougher penalties, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Global News. The provincial government unveiled a series of proposed changes to Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, including the creation of the new offence:careless driving causing death or bodily harm. Conviction could result in a maximum penalty of a $50,000 fine, up to two
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A decision is expected soon in the class-action lawsuit launched by workers who claimed their former employer’s delay in notifying the Ministry of Labour of a plant’s closing denied them crucial support services, Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau tells the Toronto Star. Moreau, partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, is representing the plaintiffs — 76 workers who
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Parents should make sure their home insurance is up to date in case playground roughhousing makes their children the target of a lawsuit, says Toronto insurance defence lawyer Heather Vaughan. In a recent article, the Toronto Star recounts the story of a schoolyard pushing prank involving Grade 5 children that ended with one of them
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Opening up law firm ownership to non-lawyers would still be bad news for personal injury victims, says Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish after the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) reopened the debate on Alternative Business Structures (ABS). The LSUC rejected a controversial proposal to allow non-lawyers to hold a minority interest in firms back in
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