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Government oversight control over extreme sports industry lagging

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / February 25, 2015

As the appetite for the adrenaline rush associated with extreme sports grows, so do the instances of injuries and lawsuits related to such activities, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in Lawyers Weekly. “Government oversight control over the industry is lagging, with few standards to monitor and ensure basic safety requirements and no tracking of the number […]

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Don’t blame lawsuits for ban on tobogganing

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / February 15, 2015

The fingers of blame in the war on tobogganing must not be pointed at lawyers and lawsuits, when, in the last century, there have been only two successful reported cases related to the winter activity, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown says on TVO’s The Agenda. A recent episode of the program discussed the “no tobogganing” signs erected by

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Tobogganing lawsuits very rarely make it to court

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / January 25, 2015

Renewed efforts to avoid tobogganing lawsuits in Hamilton have fuelled misconceptions around the likelihood of municipalities being successfully sued for allowing the activity on its property, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown. “Are municipalities getting nailed with lawsuits for kids and families tobogganing on city property? Absolutely not,” says Brown. “Are they held responsible when

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Drivers, cyclists have to be careful on cottage country roads

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / September 25, 2014

When it comes to ensuring the safety of cyclists on country roads, both drivers and those on bikes have to take responsibility for their actions – or the impact can be devastating, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells 99.5 Moose FM in Bracebridge. “We see far too many cases of cyclists either being severely injured or killed

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Juries need to be given defence in personal injury cases

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / September 16, 2014

Although juries are understood to be the “great equalizers” and the community’s guide to what is just, to those peering in it appears that the appellate courts are acting as gatekeepers and have little difficulty reducing high awards in personal injury claims regardless of what the jury finds, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in The Lawyer’s

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‘Alarming loopholes’ found in unlicensed daycares

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / August 25, 2014

An Ontario ombudsman investigation into unlicensed daycares has found lax rules that were “barely being enforced” in a system with legal loopholes. The investigation was launched following the death of a two-year-old girl at a home daycare in Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto last year. Ombudsman Andre Marin says Eva Ravikovich was one of four children

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Province’s concept of new dispute resolution system needs work

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / July 25, 2014

While government efforts to search for efficiencies in an attempt to reduce insurance rates should be applauded, its concept of a new dispute resolution system missed the mark, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells Law Times. Through Bill 171, the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, the Ontario government is attempting to speed up the system,

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Government needs to act to improve cycling safety

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / April 25, 2014

Many cycling-related injuries – whether minor or fatal – could be prevented with government action and attention to cycling safety, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown writes in Precedent Magazine. “Toronto has one of the highest collision rates per capita for cyclists of any large Canadian city,” writes Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP. “More than 1,000 bicycle riders

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Brown addresses auto insurance changes during webinar

Patrick Brown / Personal Injury / April 25, 2014

Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown, of McLeish Orlando LLP, will present a free webinar next Tuesday on the practical implications of recent amendments to auto insurance law that impact health care professionals. The webinar, which can be accessed from any computer, runs from 9 – 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 29. It is co-sponsored by Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers. The event

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