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‘Preferential treatment’: Injured workers getting fast-tracked surgery, sometimes within 10 days
Orthopedic surgery has some of the longest waiting lists in medicine, with patients — often in debilitating pain — queuing for months or years to get their procedure.
Supreme Court could decide whether denial of catastrophic impairment status triggers two-year limitation period in Ontario auto dispute system
A disputed Ontario auto insurance claim, in which the carrier denied a claimant’s request for catastrophic impairment status, could reach the Supreme Court of Canada.
Recent Report Shows Fraud War is Just Beginning Points Out Shop Insurance Canada
(PRLEAP.COM) September 15, 2016 – LexisNexis has conducted a recent study to show that all industries have been the victim of fraud in its various guises, but it is the insurance industry that is among the most affected. Shop Insurance Canada says the global nature of fraud is exasperated in Ontario, where it contributes to the highest average auto insurance premiums in the country.
http://www.prleap.com/pr/24934
Ads for personal injury lawyers face scrutiny
Turn on a television or radio and chances are it won’t be long before you’re bombarded with messages from personal injury lawyers telling you that if you’ve got a claim, they can get you the money “you deserve”.
http://www.insurancebusiness.c
6 in 10 worker deaths caused by vehicles
Vehicles account for 60 per cent of worker incident fatalities across Canada, according to a data analysis by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
“Cut and Paste Affidavit” Derails Defence Medical Exam Application
In the recent case (Mirzai-Sheshjavani v. Ho) the Plaintiff was involved in a collision and sued for damages. As trial neared the Plaintiff served expert reports and the Defendant applied to compel the Plaintiff to attend an independent medical exam to obtain a responsive report. The request was denied with the Court criticizing the supporting materials.
http://bc-injury-law.com/blog/
Ask a Personal Injury Lawyer: Rapid Fire Q&A with Brian Goldfinger
Throughout the course of the year, the Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Blog gets tonnes a questions from our loyal readership. We do our best to answer every question we can. Here are some of the best, and most commonly asked questions we have received. All of these questions have been answered by personal injury lawyer, Brian Goldfinger, directing lawyer of Goldfinger Personal Injury Law. We trust that this rapid fire Q&A session will answer some of your pressing questions when it comes to car accident, slip and fall, dog bite, motorcycle and long term disability claims/law.
How is fault determined when it comes to auto insurance payouts?
Who was at fault?
If you’ve ever been in a car accident and reported it to the authorities or your insurance company, you know that’s the first question they ask. If only the answer easy. Often, when a car accident occurs, the lines are blurred when it comes to who caused the damage. And, of course, each person involved thinks the other is at fault.
http://www.insurancehunter.ca/
An SUV crashed into their house — and that was just the start of their woes
In the wee hours of a winter morning last January, Niki Stamać was watching Netflix on her couch nestled next to her dog Floyd when a red SUV plunged through her front window.
It obliterated her living room wall and drove straight into her kitchen.