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Ontario Psychological Association response to KPMG re auto insurance

OPA Response to KPMG PDF re Auto Insurance-July 30

If a Self-Driving Car Gets in an Accident, Who—or What—Is Liable?

The carmaker, the car owner, or the robot car itself? On the surprisingly not-crazy argument for granting robots legal personhood.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/if-a-self-driving-car-gets-in-an-accident-who-is-legally-liable/375569/?utm_source=howtogeek&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Medical pot plants not covered by insurance, Ontario man learns the hard way

TORONTO – If your TV is stolen, your insurance should cover it. If your jewelry is snatched, it’s almost certainly covered under your homeowner’s policy.

But your expensive marijuana plants? Who knew — turns out they’re barely covered at all.

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/straighttalk/archives/2014/08/20140809-171212.html

Disabled? Read this

You may be eligible for a tax credit going back 10 years

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/10/disabled-read-this

Building Obstacles?

The widespread use of online social networking tools has resulted in a potential gold mine of favourable evidence for defendants in personal injury cases. A plaintiff’s Facebook account, in particular, may contain a great deal of evidence relevant to the plaintiff’s claim for loss of enjoyment of life and the true extent of the plaintiff’s damages.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/building-obstacles/1003195330/?type=Print%20Archives

Seriously injured B.C. woman gets $3.2-million after suing husband who crashed vehicle into moose

A woman has been awarded $3.2-million in damages for serious injuries suffered when her husband drove their vehicle into a moose on a road in northern B.C.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/08/10/seriously-injured-b-c-woman-gets-3-2-million-after-suing-husband-who-crashed-vehicle-into-moose/?google_editors_picks=true

Certification of class action over legal fees rejected

A Superior Court judge has rejected a certification motion for a class action against a Toronto law firm.  “A class proceeding is not the appropriate procedure to obtain access to justice for a group of individual claimants without a commonality other than the possibility of having been victimized by the same villain or group of villains,” he added.

http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201408114129/headline-news/certification-of-class-action-over-legal-fees-rejected

You’ve been served! By a woman in a bikini

Manitoba Public Insurance has found a unique way to serve notification of a court date – and all you need is a woman in a bikini and a Facebook message.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/youve-been-served-by-a-woman-in-a-bikini-181322.aspx

Auto Insurance Changes Coming – Again

Where is auto insurance going?

Since 1990 auto insurance personal injury claims have been governed in Ontario by a no-fault system. By that it is meant that most compensation for injury in accidents comes from benefits paid under a government regulated standard Ontario auto policy. Before then, there were limited benefits available for medical expenses and loss of income from a person’s own insurer, but most compensation came from liability claims where a lawsuit was brought against the at-fault driver and vehicle owner where liability insurance covered drivers for such claims and paid out any victim who made a claim who was not the at-fault driver.

http://adrworks.com/personal-injury/auto-insurance-changes-coming-again/

You have the RIGHT to remain silent: Even in a car accident case!

When a police officer asks us a question, we’re taught to do our very best to co-operate. Why wouldn’t we want to co-operate with the authorities and help them do their jobs.

http://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2014/08/you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-even-in-a-car-accident-case.html#more