Ontario considers raising driver, vehicle fees months after freezing them
TORONTO — Less than a year after freezing driver and vehicle fees in Ontario, the Progressive Conservative government is considering raising them again, while bracing for a “negative reaction.”
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More bad news than good in auto insurance reform plan
As part of his first budget, Ontario’s Finance Minister Vic Fedeli recently unveiled “Putting Drivers First,” the government’s plan for auto insurance reform.
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AB from Sea to Sea: A Look at Accident Benefits across Canada
The concept of accident benefits is well-known in almost every Canadian jurisdiction. This paper will focus on how the different systems operate, the benefits available, and practice tips that can be applied in cross-border cases. Comparisons between jurisdictions and unique facts about the different systems will also be discussed.
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Insurance Policy Incorrectly Cancelled – Judgement Overturned on Appeal – Merino v. ING Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 326
The appellant, Karla Merino, a pedestrian, was catastrophically injured when she was struck by a car driven by Timothy Klue. Mr. Klue and his wife, Sonia Abou-Khalil, were joint owners of the car. They had applied for automobile insurance coverage over three months before the accident and the respondent insurer had issued a one-year policy. However, because of misrepresentations in the application regarding Ms. Abou-Khalil’s driving record, the respondent insurer purported to rescind the policy shortly after issuing it, a couple of months before the accident. Mr. Klue did not drive the car from then until the day of the accident.
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How Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, and Therapists Can Assist Injured Clients More Effectively
After someone is injured, they typically visit the local hospital and their family doctor. From there, they may be referred for physiotherapy, chiropractic treatment, or other forms of therapy. The therapists first assess the client and then begin to treat the client. Especially in the context of a motor vehicle accident, where the injured client is receiving accident benefits from his or her insurance company, what the therapist writes in his or her notes is very important. A few words can cause all the difference for the client to access only $3,500 in treatment as opposed to having access to $65,000 in treatment.
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PTSD Includes Physical Symptoms. Here Are Some Of Them.
Our society tends to talk a lot about the ways that post-traumatic stress disorder impacts mental health. But the illness has profound effects across people’s well-being ― including their physical health.
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Defence Doctor Opinion Rejected Where Plaintiff Not Examined and Diagnosis “Inferred”
In today’s case (Mladjo v. Etheridge) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2016 collision. Fault was admitted by the Defendant. The crash cause chronic soft tissue injuries and damages were assessed on this basis.