Reductions to accident benefits coming to Ontario this spring will have a “devastating impact” on people who suffer serious injuries in car crashes — leaving taxpayers to fund the difference, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Dale Orlando. “It’s really shifting the burden from the insurance industry, which is massively profitable, to the taxpayers in general,” says […]
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The amount of compensation an injured person or their family will receive in the wake of a cycling accident will depend in part on whether the cyclist was following the rules of the road, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando says on Moose FM 103.3. On the recent broadcast, Orlando, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, discusses cycling and cycling
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Every year, thousands of cyclists across Ontario are injured in collisions with motor vehicles – but cottage country roads can prove particularly dangerous for those on bikes, Toronto critical injury lawyer Dale Orlando tells 105.5 Moose FM in Huntsville. “You have little or no shoulder, there’s reduced visibility because of all the twists and turns and hills on
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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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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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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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McLeish Orlando LLP has partnered with a distracted driving awareness campaign that aims to inform, educate and provide safety tools to both young and seasoned drivers. Seriously … Just Drive! is taking its message to schools, public events and private corporate functions in an effort to spread the word on the dangers of using smartphone devices while operating
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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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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 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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