Ontario Trial Lawyers Association OTLA KPMG Submission. July 2014
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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.
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
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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.
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.
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/