June 18, 2018

Despite promises, Ontario’s car insurance won’t be an easy fix

While it could be argued that the Ontario Liberal party recently died on many hills, surely judging by years of headlines one of the biggest it sacrificed itself on would be auto insurance.

http://driving.ca/auto-news/ news/despite-promises- ontarios-car-insurance-wont- be-easy-fix

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Diamond and Diamond Continues Multi-Service Expansion to include Corporate Litigation

As of June 1, the firm has officially opened its commercial and civil litigation division. The division will be led by Darryl Singer, a Toronto-area lawyer with more than 24 years of trial, advocacy and negotiating experience.

https://www.newswire.ca/news- releases/diamond-and-diamond- continues-multi-service- expansion-to-include- corporate-litigation- 685546401.html

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5 Things That Increase Your Chances of Getting in an Accident

If you’ve ever been in a car accident, you know that it’s one of the quickest ways to ruin your day. In the aftermath of a collision, you need to deal with potentially upset drivers, answer questions from the police, arrange towing and repairs, and file an insurance claim. The best way to avoid these headaches is to avoid the accident in the first place, so you’ll want to steer clear of these five things that increase your chances of a collision.

https://www.praguepost.com/ blog/things-increase-chances- of-getting-in-accident

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Insurer Corrects Defect in Denial of Benefits Letter – Applicant and Guarantee 2018 CanLII 39446 (ON LAT17-003906)

The applicant was injured in a car accident on September 29, 2014 and sought the cost of an assessment for driver anxiety and the cost of a medical benefit for a hydrotherapy program pursuant to the SABs. The applicant asserts Guarantee did not validly deny the treatment plans and the applicant is entitled to payment of both treatment plans as they are both reasonable and necessary.

https://www.deutschmannlaw. com/blog/post/insurer- corrects-defect-in-denial-of- benefits-letter-applicant-and- guarantee-2018-canlii-39446- on-lat17-003906

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B.C. lawyer awarded $1 in suit against client who called her the ‘worstest lawyer’ in an online review

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia lawyer has been awarded $1 in damages after suing a former client for posting a negative review online, raising questions about the balance between free expression and defamation.

http://nationalpost.com/news/ b-c-lawyer-awarded-1-in-suit- against-client-who-posted- negative-online-review

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A Concussion Diagnosis Is Impossible to Understand

Receiving a diagnosis of concussion doesn’t prepare you for how much your life will change; not just your own life, but the lives of the people around you as they grapple with the new person that’s suddenly replaced the one that they had loved for many years.

https://www.psychologytoday. com/ca/blog/concussion-is- brain-injury/201806/ concussion-diagnosis-is- impossible-understand

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Everything’s Not O.K.

The story of my professional hockey career isn’t a pretty one. It’s not overflowing with highlight-reel goals or big-game hat tricks.

For the 11 years I played in the NHL, between 2000 and 2011, I was mainly known as a tough guy. I was a fighter, a thug — someone you wouldn’t want to mess with unless you were looking to get punched in the face.

https://www.theplayerstribune. com/en-us/articles/nick- boynton-everythings-not-ok

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