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Astounding – applications for hearings at FSCO up to March 31 2016

by Admin2

FSCO Mediation filed in Feb/March (compared to earlier figures that incl Jan 2016) 10,961 application (+ 2742 in Jan)

FSCO Arbitration filed in Feb/March (compared to earlier figures that incl Jan 2016) 4,206 applications (+737 in Jan)

FSCO Total med/arb from Jan to March 31 2016 = 18,646

FSCO Total open files cases pending to March 31 2016 = 26,623

Med-Arb-Timelines 2007-Mar 2016

Copy of Med-Arb-Timelines 2007-Jan 2016

AABS Statistics

Automobile Accident Benefits Service – Statistics
	April 2016	May 1 – May 12, 2016
# of Applications received	137	112
# of Case Conferences scheduled	0	29
# of Case Conferences conducted	0	0
# of Hearings conducted	0	0

Amendment to Catastrophic Impairment Definition

by Admin4

https://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/en/auto/autobulletins/2016/Pages/a-10-16.aspx

Catastrophic Impairment – Public Hospitals Guideline Superintendent’s Guideline No. 01/16

by Admin4

https://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/en/auto/autobulletins/2016/Documents/Final-Public-Hospitals-Guideline.pdf

Cunningham’s keynote addresses accident benefits changes

by Admin4

Cunningham — keynote speaker at a Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP seminar titled “Preparing for AB Changes from both a Tort and Accident Benefits Perspective” — discussed the establishment of the Licence Appeal Tribunal’s (LAT) automobile accident benefits service (AABS).

http://www.advocatedaily.com/j–douglas-cunningham-cunninghams-keynote-addresses-accident-benefits-changes.html

Can Attendant Care Benefits provided to a Family Member be considered Income?

by Admin4

When a family member receives an income associated with attendant care benefits, for their role in caring for an injured child, is it simply an act of familial love or a form of employment? This was the underlying question to be resolved in arbitration between a mother providing 24-hour care for her catastrophically injured son and her insurer, in T.C. and Personal Insurance Company of Canada.

http://www.personalinjurylawyerservice.ca/blog/attendant-care-benefits

Backlogs expected as Licence Appeal Tribunal starts hearing cases

by Admin4

Major changes underway in Ontario’s handling of accident benefits claims will have a significant negative impact on injured victims navigating the auto insurance system and for those who are catastrophically injured, says Ottawa personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/David-Hollingsworth-backlogs-expected-as-licence-appeal-tribunal-starts-hearing-cases.html

Migrant worker program called ‘worse than slavery’ after injured participants sent home without treatment

by Admin4

The family of a migrant farm worker who died several months after a severe head injury says the program that brought him to Canada stripped him of his labour rights after he was hurt, then tried to cut off his access to health care.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/jamaican-farm-worker-sent-home-in-a-casket-1.3577643

Nothing to hide? Study reveals the chilling effect of online surveillance

by Admin4

In Canada and around the world, online government surveillance is a growing trend—one that many civil society groups, experts and citizens believe violates individual privacy rights. Here at CJFE, we’ve taken a stand against digital surveillance practices that threaten our privacy, including launching a Charter challenge against Bill C-51—Canada’s new legislation that grants greater powers to spy agencies like CSIS—and banding together with hundreds of thousands of groups and individuals who are opposed to the free expression and privacy violations the controversial bill allows for.

http://www.cjfe.org/nothing_to_hide_study_reveals_the_chilling_effect_of_online_surveillance

The Difference Between TBI & ABI

by Admin4

TBI is short-form for a Traumatic Brain Injury and ABI is an acronym for an Acquired Brain Injury. A person who sustains a traumatic brain injury is the result of an injury to the brain caused by an external force. This can be suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall, as well as injuries suffered from sport and recreational or other activities.

http://oatleyvigmond.com/the-difference-between-tbi-abi/#.VzoEbuRJldg

You Can’t Talk About Robots Without Talking About Basic Income

by Admin4

Conversations about basic income, a government-funded salary given to every citizen, used to take place in the dingy offices of extremist left-wing politicians, or in the campus dorm rooms of idealistic students determined to fix the problems of the previous generation. The conversation was about social responsibility. It wasn’t an economic case, it was a moral one.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/you-cant-talk-about-robots-without-talking-about-basic-income