No sentence will ever erase the horror felt by the family of Eva Ravikovich after losing their two-year-old girl in a hot car outside her daycare, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown, who is representing the family in a civil lawsuit. Olena Panfilova, the daycare operator who left Eva in an SUV for eight hours before finding […]
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The time has come to scrap jury trials in civil matters, says Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish. “The jury system has outlived its usefulness,” McLeish, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, says. “Trials take longer, they’re more expensive and the results are more uncertain.” The vast majority of civil jury trials involve personal injury matters, McLeish
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Knowing that two-year-old Eva Ravikovich died of heatstroke after being left in a hot SUV for more than seven hours is “devastating” for her family, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, is representing Eva’s parents in a civil lawsuit against the daycare operators and the Ministry of Education arising from
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A guilty plea in the 2013 death of a two-year-old girl at an illegal Vaughan daycare means a civil lawsuit against the facility operators and the Ministry of Education can now proceed, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Patrick Brown. Olena Panfilova has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of Eva Ravikovich, admitting in an
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Few lawyers would take on cases if contingency fees are capped at 15 per cent, as suggested by a private member’s bill, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells The Lawyers Daily. In effect, the cap on fees would cut off legal services to injured people, says Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP. “Few, if any, decent lawyers would
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New stem cell research is “a step in the right direction” for those suffering from spinal cord injuries, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando. A literature review by researchers with the University Health Network and the University of Toronto shows cell therapy, or the implantation and regeneration of cells, is “a promising treatment approach.” According to
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New data that suggests cyclist “dooring” collisions are on the rise in Toronto is extremely troubling, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. According to information the advocacy group Cycle Toronto obtained from the Toronto police, there were 209 collisions caused by an occupant of a parked vehicle opening their door to strike a cyclist, the Toronto Star reports. Those
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Nearly 100 auto parts workers represented by Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau are suing their former employer for improper notice, lost wages and other alleged breaches in the 2015 plant closure of CTS of Canada Co. The manufacturing plant, previously located in Mississauga, Ontario’s Streetsville neighbourhood, shut down to move operations to Mexico and
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The delay in scheduling long trials is a significant problem affecting access to justice for seriously injured accident victims — but there are several solutions the government can implement in order to ensure that the civil justice system runs more smoothly, Toronto critical injury lawyers John McLeish and Stefanie Chimienti write in The Lawyer’s Daily. As McLeish, partner
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A class-action lawsuit launched by mothers on maternity leave against the federal government is set to proceed following a ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau, who represents dozens of plaintiffs in the ongoing matter. The lawsuit alleges the government was negligent in implementing changes to the Employment Standards
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