By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • With court cases continuing to be delayed due to coronavirus restrictions it is incumbent upon the legal system to address the issue of civil juries, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin. “There are tens of thousands of cases in Ontario marching toward trial that have jury notices. In the current […]
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By LegalMatters Staff • With civil cases piling up due to the COVID-19 crisis it’s time to suspend jury notices to get courts moving again, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin. Rastin, managing partner with Rastin Law, says he has seen his cases delayed by up to 15 months and a contributing factor is the insistence
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The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on our health and economic well being. It has taken a heavy toll on Canada’s elderly, especially those in nursing homes or in assisted living situations. While there are those nursing homes doing their utmost best to provide care in these unprecedented times. the COVID-19 crisis has
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By LegalMatters Staff • A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision “raises more questions than answers and highlights the landmines” associated with after-the-event (ATE) legal protection insurance, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin. In the case, the plaintiff lost at trial and a dispute afterward as to who was entitled to a $100,000 ATE policy. “After-the-event
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By LegalMatters Staff • The ensuing legal battle over business interruption insurance could end in financial ruin for thousands of small and medium businesses, and is also a serious threat to their insurers, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin. Rastin, who was recently named Canadian co-chair of the American Association of Justice’s Business Interruption Litigation Task
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By LegalMatters Staff • Auto accident benefits claimants have become forgotten victims in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown and more needs to be done to ensure they receive the help they deserve, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin Social distancing necessary to combat the coronavirus has left many people unable to get the treatment they
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We are living in a difficult time; people are getting sick and dying and the economy is in chaos. Recent Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) projections show a forecast of a federal deficit of nearly $250 billion. Millions of Canadians are out of work and many small and medium-sized businesses will not survive the current crisis.
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By LegalMatters Staff • A recent court decision should serve as a warning to insurance company counsel who bypass plaintiff’s lawyers to obtain medical records, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin. “This practice violates patient-doctor confidentiality, violates the Rules of Practice and Procedure, violates the Rules of Civil Procedure, however, in some cases it appears to be a longstanding
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The spread of COVID-19 has been an unprecedented challenge for all Canadians and has significantly impacted most aspects of everyday life. The pandemic has also sparked an interest in creating and amending one’s will. However, the social distancing requirements designed to protect Canadians have created a new challenge in creating and amending wills, which the
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COVID-19, the virus that has rapidly spread around the world, is dominating the news as well as our lives. You may be wondering how this pandemic affects your various insurance coverages. The answer is that it doesn’t. Life insurance is designed to pay to a person’s beneficiary or estate a sum of money in the
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