Safety must come first for lawmakers considering a cut to the legal blood-alcohol limit, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando. The Canadian Press (CP) recently reported that the federal government wants input from provinces and territories on a proposal to lower the current limit from 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood to a new […]
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While the number of collisions will be reduced when automated vehicles become the norm, personal injury lawyers will have to adapt to continue to assist the public, Toronto critical injury lawyer Salvatore Shaw tells The Lawyer’s Daily. “It’s a wonderful thing if those numbers are reduced dramatically and there [are] less people being injured,” Shaw says, emphasizing that
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Toronto insurance lawyer Heather Vaughan’s instincts about the sort of law she wanted to practice and the kind of firm for which she wanted to work were finely tuned right out of law school. Attracted to litigation, she articled with Benson Percival Brown LLP as a student and has been there ever since, joining the
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Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell has opted to hang out her own shingle with the new firm, Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation,which will focus on cases with a strong human rights element, in addition to consumer protection, product liability and securities class actions. “One of the types of litigation cases we are excited to take on is
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The provincial government should steer clear of cycle licences, says Toronto critical injury lawyer and safety advocate Patrick Brown. A recent study by consulting firm Campaign Research found a majority of Torontonians surveyed would like to see stricter rules before cyclists can take to the streets. Around 60 per cent of respondents agreed that cyclists should be tested
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A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal emphasizes the importance of using clear termination clauses in restricting an employee’s notice or termination pay, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau. In Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158 (CanLII), the appeal court ruled a termination clause was not legally enforceable because it
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Young athletes and their parents should make fully informed decisions about participation in contact sports, says Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish. A recent study by Boston University scientists found 110 of 111 donated brains belonging to deceased former NFL players showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disorder caused by repeated blows to
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Drivers at fault for crashes that kill should have to face the victim’s family in court, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Global News. Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, spoke with the channel as part of an investigation into the way the legal system deals with pedestrian and cyclist deaths in road traffic crashes. While the justice
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A new feature that would block text message notifications on an iPhone while a person is driving is welcome, although this technology should be taken a step further, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Metro News. As the article notes, Apple unveiled the ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ feature last week, set to debut with iOS 11
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Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish says he’s cautiously optimistic a pilot scheduling project could improve crippling delays in the civil justice system. The Toronto Sittings Project aims to cut delays in scheduling by switching all two- or three-week personal injury jury cases to month-long sittings. Rather than receiving fixed dates for trials, personal injury lawyers could get a
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