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Michael Hutchison: Shining a light on concussion
We need to fundamentally change how we treat concussions in Canada. It’s time to turn our attention to recovery and provide a higher standard of care. Although much of the media attention on concussions has focused on professional athletes, most people who suffer concussions are children and adolescents, many of whom aren’t involved in sports. Indeed, about 225,000 Canadians suffer from concussions each year.
http://news.nationalpost.com/
Bollman v Soenen, 2016 ONSC 1423 (CanLII)
[9] Expert opinion evidence is a growth industry. Fees charged exceed any standard of reasonableness and render litigation cost prohibitive. The amounts identified in the plaintiff’s bill of costs are excessive. I suspect the defendant’s incurred expense to be likewise. However, in the absence of any meaningful standards for opinion evidence, particularly by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, I am not prepared to penalize the plaintiff by reducing her claim for the expense she incurred.
Survey for claimants
There is a place on the website for members to tell their stories and we hope that you will share your story and help spread the word that auto insurance isn’t working. http://www.fairassociation.ca/member-stories/
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE COVERED! THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY RIP-OFF
TO: THE PUBLIC, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE AUTO INSURANCE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN CANADA.
Ontario’s Licence Appeal Tribunal raises barriers for car accident victims
People hurt in a car accident who want to dispute an insurance claim denial will now find it more difficult to find representation and get the money they deserve under Ontario’s new auto insurance dispute resolution system, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Darryl Singer.
The Steps to Supporting a Personal Injury Case
After a serious personal injury, you may find yourself as a Plaintiff in a lawsuit to obtain the compensation you need. Much of this is handled by your personal injury lawyer, who must gather the evidence to support your case, file your claim, and then present it in court.
http://lernerspersonalinjury.
Better you know than not – regarding your privacy
The RCMP has had key to ‘unlock’ BlackBerry messages since as early as 2010, report says
A report by Vice News on Thursday, citing court documents, details how the Royal Canadian Mounted Police obtained a key to unlock messages sent between BlackBerry phones as early as 2010. The situation stands in stark contrast to the clash that erupted between Apple Inc. and the U.S. government earlier this year when the U.S. tech firm refused to redesign its software to let the FBI bypass encryption on an iPhone used by a shooter in the San Bernardino attacks.
How Short URLs Could Reveal Your Home Address and Get You Hacked
It turns out that the simplicity and convenience of short links has an unintended consequence. If the seemingly random strings of characters, or token, after the domain name (the “1f9lqAP” in bit.ly/1f9lqAP, for example) is too short, then someone with enough computing power can guess random strings and potentially stumble upon something you might have wanted to keep private.
Your Cell Phone GPS is Tracking Your Every Move
As you move around, and use your phone for various different purposes, you are creating a record of your usage and your location. This is captured in what is referred to as a “Call Detail Record” and would be received from the service provider in response to a subpoena. As your phone attaches and reattaches to different cell towers, it becomes possible to see in which direction your phone is traveling.
http://www.lawtechnologytoday.org/2016/03/cell-phone-gps-tracking-every-move/
$95,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Chronic Pain and Somatic Symptom Disorder
In today’s case (Dabu v. Schwab) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2011 collision the Defendant admitted fault for. The Plaintiff injured her neck back and shoulder and developed chronic pain syndrome along with a somatic symptom disorder with a relatively poor prognosis.
http://www.ilstv.com/95000-
An Ultrasound Headset May Someday Be Able To Diagnose Concussions On The Go
Researchers from the California-based company Neural Analytics have developed a headset device that they hope can cheaply identify concussions by improving on a long-used ultrasound test. Above, a user wears the device.