Personal injury lawyers acting on behalf of disabled clients are forced to routinely navigate a myriad of insurance company procedural roadblocks designed to make it more difficult for legitimate claimants to receive fair compensation. Some tactics can be more frustrating than others and can delay the resolution of a long-term disability claim by months or […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A lawsuit claiming copyright infringement against ChatGPT creator OpenAI could provide the media industry with a valuable new revenue stream if successful, says Toronto intellectual property lawyer John Simpson. The joint lawsuit, launched by Canadian news outlets including the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, CBC and Canadian Press,
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By LegalMatters Staff • Parents have a legal responsibility to provide financial support to their children during a marriage or after a divorce or separation occurs. In most cases, support is based on income. But in some situations, the parent paying support may be intentionally unemployed or earning less than they are capable of in
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By LegalMatters Staff • If you use “threats, accusations, menaces or violence” to force someone else to do something, you could be charged with extortion. In most cases, money sexual favours or tangible property are demanded. “The charge of extortion is always prosecuted as an indictable offence with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment,” says
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • January is not only the start of another new year but it’s also the perfect time to review and update employment contracts and workplace policies, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. Low, principal of Ellen Low & Co., says new employment legislation coming into effect in 2025 is reason
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By LegalMattersCanada.ca • If you ever wondered how dangerous your community is to drive in as compared to other Ontario cities, a 2003 study provides some answers. Drawing on data from more than 100,000 insurance quotes in the past three years, including almost 2,300 accidents and over 5,000 tickets, the insurance comparison site MyChoice has
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • While artificial intelligence (AI) can streamline the disability insurance claim process, an overreliance on the technology is fraught with potential pitfalls, says Ontario disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen. “I am all for anything that can speed up the application process so that claimants who need an income can get
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By LegalMatters Staff • People sometimes want to purchase a home with a tenant since their rent will help pay the mortgage. But other buyers will want the house to themselves. As a prospective buyer, you must know your legal responsibilities to the tenant if you buy the home. “If you want the tenant to
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By LegalMatters Staff • Some Canadians are unsure if they have a right to self-defence, especially after hearing stories about citizens being charged after they took self-defensive measures, “Simply stated, Canadians have the right to safeguard themselves, as long as their defensive actions are proportional to the circumstances,” says Calgary criminal lawyer Vince Semenuk. “However,
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While we are all looking forward to spending time with family members and friends over the holidays, studies show that the winter months are the riskiest when it comes to motor vehicle accidents. In addition, Fridays, followed by Thursdays, are the riskiest days of the week with the highest number of incidents that result in
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