A recent ruling that found an Ottawa man not guilty of dangerous driving causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal collision speaks to a much wider problem, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells CBC News. The collision happened in 2015 when a cyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle. The man behind the wheel […]
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Non-criminal charges under the provincial Highway Traffic Act for leaving the scene are never appropriate for hit-and-runs, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells the Toronto Star. “As soon as you leave the scene, you’ve made an intentional act to leave somebody back there,” says Brown, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP. “That is a criminal act, and it should be
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The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) recently recognized Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown for his tireless work and advocacy around the Protecting Vulnerable Road Users Act. Brown, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, was presented with the AGM Professional Award for his work promoting the private member’s bill, which would apply to 40 offences where a vulnerable road
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An updated report spotlighting the high profits of the Ontario auto insurance industry is a wake-up call that requires government action, says critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. The report — Price Regulation and Possible Premium Overpayments: Automobile Insurance Companies in Ontario — was prepared for the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association by Dr. Fred Lazar, an associate professor of
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Cyclists injured on the road have a steep hill to climb when making a claim due to the systemic bias against those who ride bikes, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. “We live in a car culture,” says Brown, a partner with McLeish Orlando LLP. “If you are a cyclist who has been hurt in a
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Re-tabled legislation aimed at strengthening existing road safety laws and adding new measures will provide important legal protection for vulnerable road users, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Global News. “Our governments and laws have put a lot of effort into protecting drivers and it is time to protect vulnerable road users,” says Brown, a partner with McLeish
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If a pedestrian is struck and injured in a motor vehicle crash, the onus is on the person behind the wheel to show they were driving safely, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells the Toronto Star. “When a vehicle strikes a pedestrian they have to prove they were using reasonable care when operating a vehicle,” says Brown,
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New technologies have made it easier than ever to capture a collision in real-time, however, given the sheer volume of digital evidence new practices and laws are required, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in The Lawyer’s Daily. “Chances are, if an incident wasn’t caught on an iPhone, iPad, tablet, dashcam, GoPro or camera, the local traffic,
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If civil juries are to continue in this age, there must be checks and balances surrounding bias and impartiality, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in The Lawyer’s Daily. “What happens at the end of a jury case would not matter so much if we ensured that jurors were screened for bias at the beginning. Unfortunately, in
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One of the difficulties with civil trial juries is that it is too costly to ensure jurors are impartial and not accessing information via the internet outside the courtroom, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in The Lawyer’s Daily. “With the technical revolution, jurors have the ability to look at any information they like. A few hits
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