With fewer personal injury cases going to trial, experts who may be called to testify are more likely to feel anxious or unprepared to take the stand, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando. “Even a very self-assured person who is confident in the opinions that they’ve rendered in the case can become very skittish because […]
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Simply imposing fines on drivers convicted of careless driving causing death or bodily harm to pedestrians and cyclists does not send any kind of message to the public, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Law Times. As the article notes, Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, is representing the family of Edouard Le Blanc in civil lawsuits —
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Barrie resident Mallorie Wild, who was struck by a drunk driver then cyberbullied by others over her injuries, has filed an $11.2-million lawsuit claiming damages against the drunk driver and the bar that allegedly over-served him. Wild, 20, and her lawyer John McLeish, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, appeared at a press conference Wednesday to discuss
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Typically it is the drivers of cars who are responsible for most collisions with bicycles, but cyclists must ensure they take proper measures to protect themselves on the road — and wearing a helmet is one important step, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando. Helmets may not protect cyclists from all injuries, but they have
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Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown is admonishing police for what he calls a continued pattern of blaming cyclists and pedestrians for collisions, he tells Metro News. Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP and founder of Bike Law Canada, tells the newspaper it was unacceptable when a Toronto police officer told media a 71-year-old cyclist who died after a collision
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The consequences of proposed cuts to auto insurance benefits – specifically targeting the catastrophically injured – are likely to fall on the Ontario Health Insurance Plan and other social services agencies. This means taxpayers will ultimately pay for the reduced benefits, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish says in Law Times. The new proposal combines attendant care and
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The trial decision of Justice Janet Wilson in Moore v. Getahun has been overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish tells Law Times. Trial judge Justice Janet Wilson, in Moore v. Getahun, 2014 ONSC 237 (CanLII), held it was improper for counsel to assist an expert witness in the preparation of a report. The
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Toronto employment labour lawyer Stephen Moreau says his client, Jean-Francois Oudin, is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada after the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a termination clause that prevents him from claiming full compensation in lieu of common law reasonable notice of termination. In Oudin v. Centre Francophone de Toronto 2016
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Toronto’s newly announced road safety plan may aim to reduce pedestrian and cyclist deaths in Toronto over the next 10 years, but its goals are not nearly ambitious enough, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Metro News. As the article notes, the plan — announced by Mayor John Tory and Coun. Jaye Robinson — aims for a
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Lawyers at McLeish Orlando LLP, in their role as members of the Personal Injury Alliance (PIA), have taken a stand against proposed cuts to auto insurance benefits that will make life much more difficult for those who have suffered catastrophic injuries. The proposed reduction in benefits redefines the definition of ‘catastrophic injury’ to exclude many individuals
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