By way of update to our October 8, 2015 blog featuring Ayr Farmers Mutual v. Wright: “Insurer’s Attempt to Short Circuit Dispute Resolution Process Shut Down”, the insurer’s appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on all grounds October 27, 2016.
http://www.millerthomson.com/
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Is the Courtroom Door Open or Closed?
‘Patients First Act’ puts patients last
Imagine if Ontario’s education minister had absolute power over the education system.
Imagine she could dictate the hours, number of students and education plans of every teacher, and pay them whatever she wanted.
http://www.torontosun.com/
Chronic Pain Can Cause Long-Lasting Damage To Your Brain
Chronic pain can damage and change your brain. If you live with chronic pain, you will know how devastating and wide-ranging the effects can be on your mental processing speed, your mood, and your memory.
http://www.lifehack.org/
Referral fees should be banned, say Boland Howe LLP lawyers
Referral fees are a significant problem for vulnerable accident victims and should be banned, Aurora personal injury lawyers Tim Boland, Darcy Romaine and Russ Howe write in a letter to the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC).
An applicant can commence a claim for both IRBs and NEBs
Where an Insurer failed to provide a Notice of Election of benefits, an Applicant can proceed to a Hearing with a claim for both non-earner (NEB) and income replacement benefits (IRB) at the same time. A recent Licence Appeal Tribunal decision suggests that Insurers should remain alert to uncertain information about a claimant’s employment status and issue a Notice of Election of benefits.
National Database of Professionals Assisting SRLs
This growing National Database contains the names of dozens of lawyers (as well as paralegals, and other professionals offering therapeutic support and assistance) who are willing to offer SRLs affordable assistance, primarily in the form of unbundled legal or limited scope services.
http://representingyourselfcan ada.com/database/?platform=hoo tsuite
Public Perceptions of Access to Justice
Ontario’s justice system faces two major challenges. Perceptually, it is seen as unfair, inaccessible, and intimidating to most of the province’s residents. Only a slight majority report having a great deal or some confidence in the system and four in ten disagree that everyone in the province, regardless of their race, gender, age, or income have fair and equal access to the system.
https://theactiongroup.ca/wp- content/uploads/2015/08/ Abacus_TAG_Release_Oct14.pdf
20% of Ontario drug-benefit recipients on prescription opioids
New research reveals painkiller overdoses happening most often in northeastern part of province
Parents don’t notice young children’s PTSD — but may need support themselves
The research team followed more than 100 children aged between two and 10 who had been involved in a road accident – such as being involved in a car crash, being hit as a pedestrian, or knocked off their bike. All had been taken to A&E with varying injuries – including bruising, fracture or losing consciousness.
http://www.psypost.org/2016/11 /parents-dont-notice-young-chi ldrens-ptsd-may-need-support- 45870
Headaches After Traumatic Brain Injury
Headache is one of the most common symptoms after traumatic brain injury (often called post-traumatic headache). Over 30% of people report having headaches which continue long after injury.