Toronto critical injury lawyers from McLeish Orlando LLP are slated to take part in an upcoming two-day program discussing the latest developments in policy, legislation and case law related to motor vehicle litigation. The Oatley McLeish Lecture Series: Guide to Motor Vehicle Litigation is scheduled for March 26 and 27 at the Donald Lamont Learning Centre, 130 […]
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McLeish Orlando LLP partners Patrick Brown, Dale Orlando and Salvatore Shaw will take to the ice this week in the 8th annual Personal Injury Charity Hockey Challenge. The Collins Barrow Cup event, which supports the Canadian Spinal Research Organization’s Shoot for a Cure fundraising campaign, will take place on April 3 at Canlan Sports Etobicoke, located at 1120 Martin Grove Rd. in
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A standard case management guideline recently written by a judge for use in commercial list cases he’ll preside over could be useful across the civil justice system, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish tells Law Times. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Hryniak v. Mauldin, Superior Court Justice David Brown wrote the guideline – involving hands-on intervention by a
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When considering retirement age as part of the theory of economic loss in personal injury cases, a cautious approach is required – particularly with younger plaintiffs, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando writes in Lawyers Weekly. “In cases where a person is unlikely to return to work or has returned to work but is likely to have to retire
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While proposed legislative changes to give more power to daycare inspectors in the province are laudable, the changes don’t take away the fact power to shut down an unlicenced daycare existed at the time of Eva Ravikovich’s death, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Patrick Brown. The Globe and Mail reports that the province will introduce new legislation that will
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Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish tells Law Times the implications the decision in Scarlett v. Belair Insurance Co. Inc. has for injured individuals gives the insurance industry more reasons to put somebody into the Minor Injury Guideline, thus hurting injured individuals. In the much-anticipated Appeal Order, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) Director’s Delegate overturned the arbitrator’s decision in
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The team at McLeish Orlando LLP has donated 500 turkeys to a local food bank in an effort to help the fight against hunger in the city. Toronto critical injury lawyers John McLeish and Patrick Brown, partners with McLeish Orlando LLP, made the donation announcement on Breakfast Television, during City TV’s annual Spirit of the Season party. The turkeys were given
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A feeling that sufficient steps have not been taken to punish the driver responsible is often the main reason families of pedestrians killed in collisions contact a lawyer, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells the Toronto Sun. Charges were laid in only 30 per cent of pedestrian deaths, according to the 2010 Chief Coroner’s Review of Pedestrian
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Whether or not a job candidate fits with the culture of a workplace is one of the most important parts of the hiring process, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish says in Lawyers Weekly. In an article discussing how to create a winning team, McLeish, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, says the firm starts with the basics and
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While many health professionals may be hesitant to express their opinions in a court action for damages arising from an injury, there are several ways they can best prepare to be an expert witness at trial, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando writes in Insurance Lawyer magazine. While the vast majority of civil cases settle before going to trial,
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