In 2012, an internal Ontario Ministry of Transportation assessment concluded teen G2 drivers who had completed driver’s training were 12 per cent less likely to be involved in a fatal collision than a teen driver without training.
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Collision reporting centres give impaired drivers time to sober up: police union
Not only are police courting liability claims with the advent of its collision reporting centres, but they also might be giving drunk drivers and others involved in accidents a way to avoid prosecution, says an Ottawa Police Association spokesman.
How a tragic accident taught Jason Day the price of a dream
Day held out hope, doctor after doctor, MRI after MRI, but ultimately each avenue ended in exasperation. Canadian insurance giant ICBC draped his case in red tape, and slowly Day drifted to the background, stuck in limbo, a fighter-no-more clawing for some semblance of an answer.
FSCO Decision Reinforces Viability of Retrospective Attendant Care Needs Assessments (Form 1′s)
A new arbitration decision from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) affirms previous decisions that a retrospective attendant care needs assessment (commonly referred to as a “Form 1″) are viable.
Telematics a bridge to ‘an inevitable future for the insurance industry’ report predicts
The use of telematics technology in auto coverage, and the usage-based insurance (UBI) model, will “act as bridges toward an inevitable future” for the industry, in which “non-traditional” companies could “enter and disrupt” the risk management business, Aite Group LLC suggested in a new report.
SCC issues ‘big change’ to contract law
Arbitrators and trial judges should have the last word in most cases that turn on the interpretation of contracts, the Supreme Court of Canada has found.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201408114130/headline-news/scc-issues-big-change-to-contract-law
Chronic Pain: Why aren’t I getting any sympathy for my problems?
A recent CBC News story cited that chronic pain impacts one in five Canadians. That’s a helluva a lot of Canadians who have to deal with chronic pain. In case you’re wondering, “helluva” is NOT a legal term.