Patrick Brown

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Fatalities and injuries to vulnerable road users reach ‘crisis proportions’

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The increasing number of injuries and fatalities to vulnerable road users has reached crisis proportions and requires a shift away from “car culture,” Ontario personal injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells the CBC. In an interview with Metro Morning, Brown tells host Matt Galloway a culture shift is needed to stop pedestrians and cyclists from being killed by vehicles. “Originally, […]

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Case should serve as a warning to commercial hosts

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Commercial hosts should be held to a higher standard than someone holding a party in their home when it comes to their liability for intoxicated guests, says Ontario personal injury lawyer Patrick Brown. Brown, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, is acting for a motor vehicle accident victim who is suing both the drunk driver who caused

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Appeal courts says LAT entitled to make awards in bad faith claims

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A Court of Appeal decision has opened the door for accident victims who are poorly treated by their insurers to pursue bad faith claims at the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), says Ontario personal injury lawyer Patrick Brown. Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, acted for the appellant in the matter, a 15-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries as

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Civil lawsuit brings closure but not necessarily justice

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The family of a woman killed after being abandoned by a cab driver on the side of a highway has won a wrongful death lawsuit, but their lawyer, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown, who was approached and interviewed by Global News, stated it is “questionable” whether justice was done. The 34-year-old woman, who was a mother and engaged to

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‘Bad idea’ for police, transit authorities to work together in crashes

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It’s not appropriate for police to work in concert with transit authorities when investigating injuries or fatalities involving public transit vehicles, especially when the driver may be subject to criminal or Highway Traffic Act charges, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. “It’s just a bad idea,” says Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, pointing to a recent pedestrian

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Time for province to pass Vulnerable Road User Act

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The province needs to pass the Vulnerable Road User Act to ensure the safety of cyclists and pedestrians, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Beach Metro Community News. Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, tells the newspaper that meaningful penalties are needed to deter drivers who disobey the rules of the road. “Vulnerable road users need to be protected,” he

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Concussion settlement doesn’t offer much to former pro players

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The tentative settlement offering $22,000 to more than 300 former professional hockey players who accused their league of failing to protect them from head injuries is unreasonable, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells France 24. When asked for comment by the French news agency, Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, said the $22,000 each player would be eligible to

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Coroner’s review needed in truck-related deaths

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A coroner’s review of truck-related deaths on Ontario’s highways is long overdue, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells the Toronto Star. Brown, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, makes his comments in connection with a fatal crash in Vaughan involving a fuel tanker and has road safety advocates calling for a coroner’s review into deaths on the 400

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Legislation increases penalties for drivers who injure, kill vulnerable road users

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Re-tabled legislation aimed at improving safety for Ontario’s most vulnerable road users is significant, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown says. Brown — a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, safety advocate and founding member of the Coalition Vulnerable Road User Laws — joined Jessica Bell, the NDP critic for Transit, to announce legislation aimed at improving safety for pedestrians, cyclists, road

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