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You may have heard rumblings that there are changes coming to your auto insurance; in fact, you’ve probably received something in the mail to the effect. Some changes have already happened—the mandated winter tire discount, for example—but most are coming into effect on June 1, 2016.
http://assets.ibc.ca/Documents/Brochures/Your-Auto%20Ins-Policy-is-changing.pdf
Good news from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario: average approved auto insurance rate changes are in and it looks like the majority of insurers will be lowering their premiums in just over a month.
http://www.lowestrates.ca/
In today’s case (Matharu v. Gill) the Plaintiff was involved in a collision which the Defendant was found liable for. She suffered moderate soft tissue injuries to her neck and shoulder which persisted to the time of trial and were expected to linger for sometime after although the ultimate prognosis was generally favorable.
http://www.ilstv.com/45000-
Concussions are a familiar injury to Jeff and Amanda Staples of Haymarket, Va. Their 9th-grade son and 7th-grade daughter play ice hockey. Both have experienced concussions, but their daughter’s case last fall was treated much differently than their son’s several years ago.
Wayne Arsenault had a healthy sex life with his wife until a motor-vehicle accident eight years ago caused a traumatic brain injury.
http://www.theglobeandmail.
With political parties opening their door to these kinds of donations, of course the political wheels get greased. When it comes to the IBC, $315,310, split almost evenly between the Liberal and PC parties, they have in return got the party in power to save insurers a lot of money to the detriment of claimants.
Insurance Bureau of Canada: $315,310
The lobby group for insurance companies split its donations primarily between the Liberals ($152,325) and the PCs ($143,035).
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
News that Toronto police will no longer investigate minor personal injury collisions where the injured person is not immediately taken to hospital “opens up a can of worms,” says plaintiff personal injury lawyer Brian Goldfinger.
http://www.advocatedaily.com/
In his ruling, Faieta stated an agreement must comply with the provincial Solicitors Act, and regulations that fall under it. In particular, Faieta emphasized an agreement must state that a client is advised hourly rates can vary among lawyers and the client can consult with other solicitors to compare rates. He also said the agreement did not show an example how the contingency fee is calculated.