Province’s concept of new dispute resolution system needs work

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While government efforts to search for efficiencies in an attempt to reduce insurance rates should be applauded, its concept of a new dispute resolution system missed the mark, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Law Times. Through Bill 171, the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, the Ontario government is attempting to speed up the system, […]

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McLeish again included in top lawyer directory

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Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish, of McLeish Orlando LLP, has once again been recognized in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as an expert in personal injury. McLeish exclusively represents clients with serious personal injuries, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, as well as representing family members in wrongful death cases. He lectures and writes extensively on trial advocacy and matters

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Further discovery not justifiable in some circumstances

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Despite clear rules that state examination for discovery of a party is a one-time event, it is common practice in personal injury actions for defence counsel to schedule a further discovery of a plaintiff as if it’s an entitlement, Toronto critical injury lawyers Dale Orlando and Alison Burrison write in Lawyers Weekly. “There may be strategic reasons for plaintiff’s counsel

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Alberta appeal court certification ruling ‘surprising’

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The Alberta Court of Appeal released a “surprising decision” in which it has imported the obligation of establishing evidence of class-wide loss from the specialized field of price-fixing actions to a claim rooted in breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty causing a depreciation in share price, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell writes in Canadian Lawyer. Finding

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Ruling demonstrates the advantages of hybrid trials

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Given the important role of judges in curbing inefficiencies, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish tells Legal Feeds that he is supportive of a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that reaffirmed judges’ discretion to opt for hybrid trials. In Harris v. Leikin Group Inc., Superior Court Justice David Brown provided parties with specific directions about how the trial would take place,

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Orlando recognized in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

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Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando, co-founder of McLeish Orlando LLP has once again been recognized in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as an expert in personal injury. Called to the bar in 1996, Orlando specializes in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, representing catastrophically injured people and their family members throughout Ontario. A leader in personal injury litigation, McLeish Orlando

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Opting out in class action doesn’t mean ‘wait and see’

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Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell and co-counsel Sam Marr have successfully argued before the Ontario Superior Court that former class members who exclude themselves from a class action should only be permitted to opt back into the proceeding if there’s evidence of misinformation or improper conduct during the opt out period. The case, involving the ParkLane Financial Group Ltd and

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Orlando questions ‘advisability’ of public ownership for PI firms

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If public ownership of personal injury law firms becomes a reality in Ontario, firms that intend to compete and survive in this area will have to dramatically change the way they do business, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando writes in Lawyers Weekly. As a result of a recent Law Society of Upper Canada working group’s report examining

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Costs for seriously injured should be more than the bare minimum

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When an individual is seriously injured, an insurer may seek to reduce their exposure by relying on social welfare programs to handle costs – a practice counsel must resist to ensure an adequate standard of care is met, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in Lawyers Weekly. “When a child or adult suffers a severe traumatic brain

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Government needs to act to improve cycling safety

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Many cycling-related injuries – whether minor or fatal – could be prevented with government action and attention to cycling safety, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in Precedent Magazine. “Toronto has one of the highest collision rates per capita for cyclists of any large Canadian city,” writes Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP. “More than 1,000 bicycle riders

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